Bitcoin (BTC) has been at the forefront of revolutionary investing, delivering unprecedented returns and reshaping the financial landscape. As Bitcoin crosses the $100,000 milestone, its unparalleled ability to create wealth becomes even more apparent. This article, co-authored by NFTevening and Storible, explores how Bitcoin’s journey to this milestone has created new millionaires and billionaires at a rate that traditional investments like stocks cannot match.
Key insights
- BTC creation reaches $100,000 14,211 new BTC millionaires and 4 new billionaires.
- Bitcoin investors become millionaires 22x Faster than stock investors
- Bitcoin investor becomes a billionaire 1,064x Faster than stock investors
BTC creation reaches $100,000
- 14,211 new Bitcoin millionaires
The $100,000 milestone price brings significant financial rewards to early adopters, with more than 14,000 new millionaires joining the ranks. These people’s investments have grown exponentially, proving Bitcoin’s ability to create wealth. - 4 New Bitcoin Billionaires
In addition to millionaires, Bitcoin’s rapid rise has also given rise to four new billionaires. This elite group highlights Bitcoin’s potential to create intergenerational wealth in a fraction of the time it takes traditional investing.
BTC investors become millionaires 22 times faster than stock investors
Bitcoin creates wealth far faster than traditional investments like stocks:
Just invest $4,000Bitcoin investors usually take 3,775 days (~10.3 years) Reach millionaire status. This translates into an impressive 250x return on investment (ROI). On average, these investors started buying BTC in 2010 and achieved the first $1 million milestone in 2020.
Investors who put the same amount into blue-chip stocks would see their portfolio grow to only $45,000 over the same period.
BTC investors become billionaires 1,064 times faster than stock investors
When comparing the time to becoming a billionaire, the gap widens further:
Just invest $30,500Bitcoin investors usually take 4,645 days (~12.7 years) Reach billionaire status. This translates into an impressive 32,787 times return on investment (ROI). On average, these investors started buying BTC in early 2011 and reached the first $1 billion milestone by the end of 2023.
In contrast, investors who allocate the same amount blue chip stocks will see their portfolio grow to just $950,000 within the same period. this means While Bitcoin investors became billionaires, stock investors had only reached their first $1 million milestone.
Bitcoin Outperforms Even the Biggest Stocks
When comparing BTC returns to the top 10 stocks by market capitalization:
2010 to 2020:
- The return on BTC is 20 times that of Apple.
- BTC’s returns are 9 times higher than Nvidia’s.
- The return of BTC is 4 times that of Tesla.
From 2010 to present:
- BTC’s return is 76,378 times that of Apple.
- BTC’s return is 6,062 times greater than Nvidia’s.
- BTC’s return is 9,103 times that of Tesla.
methodology
We use Dune Analytics to calculate the number of new millionaires/billionaires when BTC reaches 100,000.
Compare the performance of BTC and stocks:
- Identify wallets with more than 1 million BTC: We first collected 17,129 wallets holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin.
- filter wallet:
- Exclude wallets with initial balances over $1 million Analyze those who have accumulated wealth over time.
- Exclude wallets investing more than $100,000 in BTC Focus on retail investors, not whales or institutional players.
- Track wallet milestones: For each wallet, we record:
- When it first receives Bitcoin.
- When Bitcoin first hit $1 million in value.
- Calculate time and investment: Use these milestones:
- Let’s calculate how long it will take for the wallet to reach $1 million.
- We estimated their total Bitcoin investment by adding the U.S. dollar value of all Bitcoins received.
- Compare to stock investing: We then calculated how much money investors would have made if they invested the same amount in the top 10 largest stocks (by market capitalization) over the same period.
Source: bitinfocharts.com、TradingView.
Data were collected and analyzed on December 5, 2024.
