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What if I put $1,000 into Bitcoin in 2016?

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BITBANK TIME MACHINE · BTC

$1,000 in Bitcoin, Jan 2016

$186,088+18,509%

$434.33 -> $80,824

“That's not investing, that's a lottery ticket that hit.”

Your mate would have told you to sell at $1,220.

BRun yours → bitbank.nz/tools/time-machine2016-01-01 to 2026-10-28
Sold the top$287,2272025-10-06 at $124,753
Missed vs top$101,139-35.21% from the top
Bought the top instead$647.88-35.21% · worst possible entry
Worst moment$838.832016-01-15 (-16.12%)
Max drawdown from top-53.06%to $134,824 on 2026-06-30
Held2.30 BTC186x · +62.08%/yr over 10.8 years

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