$250 per week in Bitcoin since 2016
Buying $250 of Bitcoin every week starting January 1, 2016 adds up to $138,000 invested across 552 purchases — worth $2,410,078 today, a return of +1,646%, with 37.6358 BTC accumulated.
Total invested
$138,000
552 purchases of $250
Value today
$2,410,078
At the latest market price
Profit
+$2,272,078
+1,646% ROI
BTC stacked
37.6358 BTC
3,763,577,159 sats
Annualized (XIRR)
+50.8%
Max drawdown
−77.4%
Purchases
552
Best buy
$369.80 · Jan 29, 2016
Year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Total invested | Value at year end | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $13,250 | $26,515 | +100% |
| 2017 | $26,250 | $464,264 | +1,669% |
| 2018 | $39,250 | $127,234 | +224% |
| 2019 | $52,250 | $252,822 | +384% |
| 2020 | $65,250 | $1,078,329 | +1,553% |
| 2021 | $78,500 | $1,574,470 | +1,906% |
| 2022 | $91,500 | $624,792 | +583% |
| 2023 | $104,500 | $1,614,191 | +1,445% |
| 2024 | $117,500 | $3,533,614 | +2,907% |
| 2025 | $130,500 | $3,304,161 | +2,432% |
| 2026 (YTD) | $138,000 | $2,410,097 | +1,646% |
Values are measured at the year's final scheduled purchase; the current year shows the latest purchase to date.
How this is calculated: purchases are simulated on UTC calendar days against Kraken weekly candles interpolated to daily prices, with real daily market data covering 2010–2015. No exchange fees are applied, and amounts are in USD. Read the full methodology.
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