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Bitcoin vs S&P 500,
side by side.

Pick a start date and a dollar amount. See what Bitcoin and the S&P 500 actually returned, total and annualized, plotted on the same chart. The most-asked question in personal finance, answered with real data ×DON'T TRUST, VERIFYClaim: Bitcoin historical prices from CoinGecko; S&P 500 total return (dividends reinvested) from standard index data.Verify at: CoinGecko BTC history ↗ · Portfolio Visualizer SPY total return ↗Month-end closing values. Verify current data before quoting long-term CAGRs..

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Data: month-end closing prices. BTC from CoinGecko. SPY total return (dividends reinvested). Past performance does not predict future results.

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Bitcoin's historical returns are extraordinary and are not expected to continue at the same rate. This tool shows historical data only. No investment strategy is guaranteed.

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