What if · since 2016 · Bitcoin

What if I invested $500 every month in Bitcoin since 2016?

How much would $500 monthly into Bitcoin since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$500/month · Monthly DCA · Bitcoin

Contributed$64,267
Blind DCA value$1,365,973
Return+2025.5%
SteadyGrow value$1,671,262
vs blind DCA+$305,290
Lump sum (same capital)$11,432,885
Bitcoin2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/month
 +$305,290 vs blind (+22.3%)Ended +22.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$113$666k$1.33M$2M$2.66M2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $500/month every period. SteadyGrow keeps the same long-term habit but sizes weeks from valuation and regime — more when markets are cheap, less when they're stretched.