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If you had bought Bitcoin

Pick a year and an amount. We'll show what it would be worth today in rands, using the live price.

If you had bought Bitcoin
The classic FOMO machine, in rands. Approximate.
Year2018
2015201720182020202120222023
R
Multiplier
×6
since 2018
Worth today
R60 000
from R10 000
Gain
R50 000
if you never sold
R10 000 in Bitcoin in 2018 would be worth roughly R60 000 today.
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The idea

The internet's favourite source of regret

Almost everyone knows someone who "nearly bought" Bitcoin when it was cheap. This tool puts an exact number on that regret, in rands. But remember: the same volatility that produced huge gains also produced 70%+ crashes. Read it as a lesson about risk, not a recommendation.

FAQ

What you're probably wondering

They're approximate, based on historical prices converted to rands. Bitcoin is extremely volatile, so the result is illustrative, not exact.
No. It is a curiosity tool. Bitcoin can rise or crash sharply; past performance is no guide to the future.
The current price is fetched live from a public market API (with caching) and converted to rands.
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