If You Had Purchased $100 of Bitcoin in 2011
The following is how you would have fared throughout the years if you had bought $100 worth of bitcoin back in 2011. For purposes of this comparison over time, the bitcoin market value prices from the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index are used, and no fees or additional transactions are assumed, for the sake of simplicity. By buying $100 in bitcoins on Jan. 1, 2011, you would have benefited from a low market value of 30 cents per bitcoin and received a total of 333.33 bitcoins for your initial purchase.