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After the market-wide cryptocurrency bull run kicked off in November 2024, the upward trajectory of Bitcoin ($BTC) stalled out in late December.
Although a renewed rally saw a new all-time high (ATH) of $108,786 reached on January 20, prices managed to hold above the $100,000 mark just until the end of the month — when President Trump’s implementation of tariffs caused a market-wide selloff of risk assets.
The leading cryptocurrency has been trading sideways since; although this time around, the level of support has solidified higher than before, at $96,500.
Investing $1,000 in Bitcoin at the start of the year would have netted investors a relatively modest return by February 24. On January 1, $BTC was changing hands at a price of $92,880. Despite the humble uptick seen, that price point still represents quite an attractive entry point when looking at the long term.
$1,000 invested in Bitcoin on January 1 would now be worth 3% more
On the whole, since the start of the year, the price of Bitcoin has increased by 3.15%, up to $95,640 at press time.
Accordingly, a $1,000 investment made at the start of the year would be worth $1,031.5 at the time of publication — in other words, it would have made a $31.5 profit.
However, since the leading digital asset began exhibiting significant volatility as early as late December, finding a more attractive entry point would not have been particularly hard.
Since the beginning of 2025, $BTC has seen two significant dips in price. The two troughs saw prices reach low points of $91,910 and $90,900 on January 9 and January 13, respectively.
Making a $1,000 investment at those price points would have netted a 4.05% or 5.21% return — this would translate to an investment worth $1,040.5 and $1,052.1 at the time of publication — or, in other words, a $40.5 and $52.1 profit, respectively.
Readers should note, however, that these are ultimately short-term snapshots of the premier cryptocurrency’s price action. While it is important to note dissenting voices, analysts generally remain quite bullish amid a backdrop of increasing institutional adoption and a U.S. administration that is largely seen as pro-crypto. In addition, as covered by Finbold, technical analysts have recently outlined a case for a renewed surge to $107,000 — although it would most likely entail another dip to $91,000 before bullish momentum resumes.
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