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The Bureau of Historic Losses · Counterfactual Division
The year Bitcoin first crossed US$1,000, having opened at thirteen dollars. The Bureau notes, for the record, that nobody you know bought any.
$100 on 2013-01-01, worth today
US$461,059
As of 7 June 2026, $100 of Bitcoin bought at 2013's open (US$13.58) is worth US$461,059 — 4,611×.
live valuation · refreshed hourly · usd
| You'd have put in | You'd have now | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| US$100 | US$461,059 | 4,611× |
| US$1,000 | US$4.6M | 4,611× |
| US$10,000 | US$46.1M | 4,611× |
Lump sum on the year's first trading day, valued at the live price. Past performance isn't a promise — it's a taunt.
Opened
US$13.58
2013-01-01
Peaked
US$1,137
2013-12-05
Bottomed
US$13.42
2013-01-03
Closed
US$736.47
2013-12-31
US$70,100 deployed as $100 a week from 2013-01-01, under four temperaments — same money, different nerves.
| All in on day one | US$323.2M |
| Steady weekly buys | US$8.2M |
| Sold dips, rebought rallies | US$5.4M |
| Traded it perfectly | US$59.2B |
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