Bitcoin: $0.01 in 2010 → $108K Today | 1B% Growth!

[Merit.s]

What was the price your first purchased Bitcoin?

I came into the game very late in 2022, when bitcoin price was at $17k+ but I was able to accumulate very little amount during that period. In 2023,was when I started using DCA to accumulate bitcoin monthly and I am still on my accumulation phase. However, I have made profits but not that much.

Of course, whoever is ignoring the power of bitcoin and did not accumulate now, will surely regret it in future just like some of us that was able to buy more than enough when bitcoin in her early days is regretting today. This is why I don't want to misuse this current opportunity to buy more bitcoin.

[Bastketsrus]

When I am writing the post, Bitcoin is trading at $108K. If we go back 15 years, Bitcoin had been trading at $0.01 on July 4. If you compare the price difference, then it's more than 1B%. That means from the 4th of July till today, the Bitcoin price has risen more than 100%. Who had dreamed the price would go this high in 2010? This was really unimaginable—a 1,078,000,000% increase in 15 years back. This is a reminder of what the price of Bitcoin would be after the next 15 years. Especially a reminder for those who still don't believe in Bitcoin power.

Whoever intends to hold longer, it would inspire them how the Bitcoin price has been growing from the beginning till today. Sometimes I regret why I hadn't bought a lot of Bitcoin during that time, even though I had a lot of money to buy. Maybe some people will regret in the future why they didn't buy Bitcoin today. I found Bitcoin when it was trading below $3K.

What was the price your first purchased Bitcoin?

Let's share your experience. For me, I can't exactly remember, but it was between $2700 and $2800.

That 1B% rise really shows how far Bitcoin has come. I remember thinking $5K was already high back then. Now I just focus on holding and staying patient. In 15 years, today’s price might feel like a bargain.

[yhiaali3]

When I first learned about Bitcoin its price was between $250-300,if memory serves me right. I don't remember the exact year but it was probably 2015.

I wasn't interested in Bitcoin at the time so I forgot it for about a year. Then I saw it by chance. Its price was around $1,000. That caught my attention, but I also didn't fully appreciate its significance until about a year later, when I saw its price rise to around $3,000. At that point, I realized we were dealing with something new and different. From that moment, my journey with Bitcoin began.
It's truly amazing to see how much Bitcoin's price has increased since beginning of my journey until today.

[Despairo]

Crazy how invest $1 could completely change someone else life after a decade and half.

But the tax would be very high, if you gain $1Billion, that $1Billion would be taxed, in the end you might only get 60%-70%, although this depends on the country you live.

Unfortunately, people who bought Bitcoin at that time might already lost access to their coins.

[bangjoe]

When I am writing the post, Bitcoin is trading at $108K. If we go back 15 years, Bitcoin had been trading at $0.01 on July 4. If you compare the price difference, then it's more than 1B%. That means from the 4th of July till today, the Bitcoin price has risen more than 100%. Who had dreamed the price would go this high in 2010? This was really unimaginable—a 1,078,000,000% increase in 15 years back. This is a reminder of what the price of Bitcoin would be after the next 15 years. Especially a reminder for those who still don't believe in Bitcoin power.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=12156.msg169751#msg169751 I found this link above as a true testament of what your message is conveying today towards the future to come in the next decade from now. At a time when bitcoin price was just about $1 those the invested had the belief it was going to get to a hundred of thousands few years from that 2011. Today, bitcoin price is trading above $100k. Highly unimaginable! As at then.

Honestly, I won't doubt anyone speculating that bitcoin price might be trading above $1M in a decade from now.  We have seen it and our resolve now should be focused on stockpiling and hodling towards the future. If we had missed it yesteryears we shouldn't also make the mistake of missing it again.

They are billionaires and trillions today and enjoy their lifetime because Bitcoin managed to exceed their excuses when they buy (if they still keep it).

And on that day not a few people who thought that it was not realistic and only hallucinations, they only had the confidence to do it, like now, we would not be able to accept that Bitcoin would reach 1 million, but that today, the future will be much different. Human characters are always the same, only those who are sure who will get it, doubting Bitcoin is something that will make you regret.

We only need to accumulate it slowly if it is not ready with the fluctuations pressure.

[MusaPk]

When I first start accumulating Bitcoin it's price was around 20k and it's the end of 2020. Since 2020 Bitcoin price has seen some ups and downs before making it to current price of 110k. It's never too late to invest in Bitcoin like if somebody is hodling since 2020 then today he is getting 5x profit today. 

Unfortunately, people who bought Bitcoin at that time might already lost access to their coins.

This is true since we hear lot of stories about people buying bitcoin when it was under 1$ and then forgetting how to access it. But recent incident where whales have moved bitcoin from multiple wallets is an indication that their are people who still have access to their old Bitcoins of 2011 era.

[Lida93]

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They are billionaires and trillions today and enjoy their lifetime because Bitcoin managed to exceed their excuses when they buy (if they still keep it).

Yes, many of them can be said to be millionaires today but not all of them. Because probability of all of them hodling their bitcoin from that period till now might not be possible as some where just buying at the period to use the profit to solve some demanding financial problems. Example of one of such comments that inform my thoughts is this comment below

All I care about is paying college loans. If this can do that, I will be a happy panda.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=12156.msg169784#msg169784

[Churchillvv]

Crazy how invest $1 could completely change someone else life after a decade and half.

Absolutely amazing! this is true power of bitcoin.
But the true strength is in the holder, the person who would be able to believe in bitcoin to be this great in a decade and half.

But the tax would be very high, if you gain $1Billion, that $1Billion would be taxed, in the end you might only get 60%-70%, although this depends on the country you live.

Yeah the tax would be high but in my country it wouldn't be that high or probably no tax except for indirect taxes.
But then is it not better to 70% or 60% of a billion than not having it at all.

Unfortunately, people who bought Bitcoin at that time might already lost access to their coins.

Not all, have you seen the news about a moved coin from years back over 10,000BTC bitcoin¹. That's an example that not all those dormant wallets are all lost some guys just pretend to not have access to those accounts.
[1] https://x.com/1440000bytes/status/1941014307715928202?t=CKyLdFyLc6lmy5yFR3EWuA&s=19

[Obim34]

Crazy how invest $1 could completely change someone else life after a decade and half.

But the tax would be very high, if you gain $1Billion, that $1Billion would be taxed, in the end you might only get 60%-70%, although this depends on the country you live.

$1 worth of Bitcoin as at then was 100 Bitcoin.

1 Bitcoin to USD = $108K

$108K USD = 168,480,000

100 Bitcoin = $10,800,000

$10,800,000 = NGN16.8B: Everything tax free 

Unfortunately, people who bought Bitcoin at that time might already lost access to their coins.

Wished i was able to buy then, lose my wallet and right when we are making this high, miraculously retrieve access to my wallet. So much imagination.

[stadus]

I was already here when Bitcoin was trading at $500 or even lower. Back then, there was no major pump yet, the market was still uncertain.

I managed to hold on to some BTC for the “rainy days,” and luckily, I didn’t end up spending it. I held it all the way until Bitcoin hit $20K, that’s when I made a some good profit.

I reinvested those gains into a business that I now manage.
Of course, we can’t go back to those prices anymore (unless we have a time machine), but I still believe that even at its current price, Bitcoin has plenty of room to grow.

[famososMuertos]

:://:::What was the price your first purchased Bitcoin? ...

I must say, that even if we to forget or not to think about that past, e.g., when reading these analyses, always have let out that reflective sigh, but whatever in my case, it is an overcome subject, anyway I don't remember it by price, but I do think I can be close to your question in calendar years, and this was like in 2017, but I could be wrong, it really is something that doesn't matter to me anymore, but, I repeat, it is a "mental scar", just try not to look at it, lol

[shield132]

When I am writing the post, Bitcoin is trading at $108K. If we go back 15 years, Bitcoin had been trading at $0.01 on July 4. If you compare the price difference, then it's more than 1B%. That means from the 4th of July till today, the Bitcoin price has risen more than 100%. Who had dreamed the price would go this high in 2010? This was really unimaginable—a 1,078,000,000% increase in 15 years back. This is a reminder of what the price of Bitcoin would be after the next 15 years. Especially a reminder for those who still don't believe in Bitcoin power.

Whoever intends to hold longer, it would inspire them how the Bitcoin price has been growing from the beginning till today. Sometimes I regret why I hadn't bought a lot of Bitcoin during that time, even though I had a lot of money to buy. Maybe some people will regret in the future why they didn't buy Bitcoin today. I found Bitcoin when it was trading below $3K.

What was the price your first purchased Bitcoin?

Let's share your experience. For me, I can't exactly remember, but it was between $2700 and $2800.

Yeah, the price difference is huge. It was worth a few cents in 2010 and years later the price of one coin reached more than 100K USD. This is phenomenal but I don't think that we will see such a rise in the future. The best time for Bitcoin was 2017 and then 2021. ROI was highest in 2017, it was acceptable in 2021 but today it's not huge and I believe that in the next halvings, we should expect less and lesser ROI because the market is already saturated. In 2010 and pre-2016 times, it was cheap because Bitcoin wasn't famous and little money was invested into it but today things are different. Btw I'm sure that one day Bitcoin's price will reach 1 million dollars but from that point, I'm sure that there will be no longer 100% ROIs. It will take us a few halvings to reach 1 million dollar price per coin.

[o48o]

When I am writing the post, Bitcoin is trading at $108K. If we go back 15 years, Bitcoin had been trading at $0.01 on July 4. If you compare the price difference, then it's more than 1B%. That means from the 4th of July till today, the Bitcoin price has risen more than 100%. Who had dreamed the price would go this high in 2010? This was really unimaginable—a 1,078,000,000% increase in 15 years back. This is a reminder of what the price of Bitcoin would be after the next 15 years. Especially a reminder for those who still don't believe in Bitcoin power.

Whoever intends to hold longer, it would inspire them how the Bitcoin price has been growing from the beginning till today. Sometimes I regret why I hadn't bought a lot of Bitcoin during that time, even though I had a lot of money to buy. Maybe some people will regret in the future why they didn't buy Bitcoin today. I found Bitcoin when it was trading below $3K.

What was the price your first purchased Bitcoin?

Let's share your experience. For me, I can't exactly remember, but it was between $2700 and $2800.

I bought and sold bitcoin when it came back from first $1000 bubble. But literally no one believed it would go this far back when i came in. $10k sounded like fever dream of a lunatic when bitcoin was still $300.

But when we talk about next 15 years, imho it would be naive to assume that this trajectory would automatically continue. While some technical analysts try to predict the future price based on past price action, it doesn't determine the future in any way. It's just something people do with growth chars. Difference is that growth projections that are based on intrinsic value, aren't really comparable for things with speculative value.

[Ziskinberg]

That number is truly inspiring , it’s like a real “zero to hero” story.

Who would’ve thought Bitcoin could hit $100K? Even back when it reached $100, it still felt impossible to imagine it getting to this level.

It just shows how much trust investors have in Bitcoin. And honestly, I don’t think this is the end, hitting $1M is still a realistic long-term goal.
Sure, some of us may have missed the early days, but it’s not too late to ride the wave. Of course, we can’t expect the same kind of gains from $0.01 to $100K as that kind of growth isn’t realistic anymore.

Makes me wonder... is there anyone out there who actually held this long? Aside from Satoshi, of course.