If you had invested R$ 1,000 per year in Bitcoin since 2015, how much would you have today?

Today we will do an exercise: imagine that you invested R$ 1,000 in $BTC from 2015 to 2024. How much would this investment have earned?

Let's consider the price of Bitcoin in dollars for each year:

• 2015: US$ 430

• 2016: US$ 963

• 2017: US$ 14,156

• 2018: US$ 3,743

• 2019: US$ 7,194

• 2020: US$ 28,949

• 2021: US$ 46,306

• 2022: US$ 16,547

• 2023: US$ 42,000

• 2024: US$ 105,062

Let's calculate how many $BTC you would have bought with R$ 1,000 each year. To simplify, let's assume an average dollar exchange rate of R$ 5.00

• 2015: R$ 1,000 / R$ 2,150 (US$ 430 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.4651 BTC

• 2016: R$ 1,000 / R$ 4,815 (US$ 963 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.2077 BTC

• 2017: R$ 1,000 / R$ 70,780 (US$ 14,156 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0141 BTC

• 2018: R$ 1,000 / R$ 18,715 (US$ 3,743 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0534 BTC

• 2019: R$ 1,000 / R$ 35,970 (US$ 7,194 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0278 BTC

• 2020: R$ 1,000 / R$ 144,745 (US$ 28,949 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0069 BTC

• 2021: R$ 1,000 / R$ 231,530 (US$ 46,306 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0043 BTC

• 2022: R$ 1,000 / R$ 82,735 (US$ 16,547 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0121 BTC

• 2023: R$ 1,000 / R$ 210,000 (US$ 42,000 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0048 BTC

• 2024: R$ 1,000 / R$ 525,310 (US$ 105,062 × R$ 5.00) ≈ 0.0019 BTC

Adding all accumulated over the years:

0.4651 + 0.2077 + 0.0141 + 0.0534 + 0.0278 + 0.0069 + 0.0043 + 0.0121 + 0.0048 + 0.0019 ≈ 0.7971 BTC

With the price of Bitcoin at approximately US$ 103,466, and considering the dollar exchange rate at R$ 5.00, the total value would be:

0.7971 BTC × US$ 103,466 × R$ 5.00 ≈ R$ 412,000

In other words, a total investment of R$ 10,000 would have turned into about R$ 412,000 today.

This shows the power of consistent and long-term investments, especially in assets with high appreciation potential like Bitcoin. Of course, the cryptocurrency market is volatile and involves risks, but for those with a long-term vision, the results can be surprising.