A First Year of DCA: $25 a Week Through 2025
Buying $25 of Bitcoin every week from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 works out to $1,325 put in across 53 purchases. Those buys total 0.0131689 BTC, worth $836.41 at today's price, a return of -36.9%.
Total invested
$1,325
53 purchases of $25
Value today
$836.41
At the latest market price
Profit
-$488.59
-36.9% ROI
BTC stacked
0.0132 BTC
1,316,890 sats
Annualized (XIRR)
-34%
Max drawdown
−15.9%
Purchases
53
Best buy
$82,549 · Apr 9, 2025
Year-by-year breakdown
| Year | Total invested | Value at year end | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,325 | $1,152 | -13% |
Each row is measured at that year's final scheduled purchase. The current year shows the latest purchase so far.
How this is calculated: purchases are simulated on UTC calendar days. Prices come from Kraken weekly candles filled in to daily values, with real daily market data covering 2010–2015. Amounts are in USD, and no exchange fees are applied. ROI is the gain as a percentage of what you put in. XIRR is the annualized return, meaning the yearly rate of growth, adjusted for money going in a bit at a time. Max drawdown is the deepest fall the stack ever took from its own peak. The full methodology covers the rest.
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This page assumes $25 every week and zero fees. Change any of it in the live calculator: amount, cadence, dates, fees, all backtested against the same historical data.
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How much would $25 per week in Bitcoin from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 be worth today?
Investing $25 every week from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 totals $1,325 across 53 purchases. At today's price that stack would be worth $836.41, a return of -36.9%.
How much BTC would $25 per week from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 accumulate?
About 0.0131689 BTC (1,316,890 sats), at an average cost of $100,616 per BTC.
What is the annualized return of this DCA schedule?
The money-weighted annualized return (XIRR) is -34% per year, with a maximum portfolio drawdown of 15.9% along the way.
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Not financial advice. This is a historical simulation for educational purposes; past performance does not guarantee future results. Bitcoin is volatile and you can lose money.