What if · since 2016 · Bitcoin

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

Historical result of $500 weekly Bitcoin DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Bitcoin

Contributed$278,500
Blind DCA value$5,919,451
Return+2025.5%
SteadyGrow value$7,242,427
vs blind DCA+$1,322,976
Lump sum (same capital)$49,544,485
Bitcoin2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$1,322,976 vs blind (+22.3%)Ended +22.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$2.88M$5.77M$8.65M$11.5M2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $500/week 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.