Proof of Bitcoin
From fractions of a penny, Bitcoin crossed $1K in 2013, approached $20K in 2017, exceeded $60K in 2021, and surpassed $126K in 2025. Between those milestones came dramatic crashes and repeated declarations of its demise. Yet each major cycle ultimately produced new highs, evolving into a globally traded asset with regulated futures.
Bitcoin has a maximum supply of 21M coins, with new issuance progressively reduced every 4 years. While demand expands, supply cannot keep pace, causing deflationary pressures. Despite its volatile appearance, its trajectory is clear and supported by its history.
The proof of Bitcoin is not simply where its price has gone. It is what Bitcoin has survived and what it has become.
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BTC Historical Window Analysis
Time matters when evaluating an appreciating asset like Bitcoin. Compare one-, three-, and five-year holding periods to see how investment duration has historically affected returns, while revealing the recurring bull and bear cycles influenced by Bitcoin’s programmed halving every four years.
THREE YEARS / Examine resilience
Move the three-year window across market cycles to assess appreciation, entry-point sensitivity, and maximum drawdown. A positive ending return can still include losses during the holding period. Historically, three years is the benchmark for avoiding downside risk.
FIVE YEARS / Evaluate the longer view
Use the five-year window to examine compounded growth across a longer horizon. Witness strong outperformance against competing commodities or mutual funds.
Source: the Coin Metrics dataset displayed below. One historical illustration; other entry dates produce different results. Price returns exclude fees and taxes. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
BTC Historical Window Analysis
Explore historical Bitcoin return windows across 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year periods. The tool shows start price, end price, total gain, CAGR, and maximum drawdown for each selected window.
Historical BTC price movement only. Bracket return, CAGR, and drawdown are not product returns, annuity returns, guarantees, recommendations, rating conclusions, carrier obligations, investor/backer economics, or customer contract terms.
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