How much is 1000 yuan invested in BTC worth now, 5 years later?

Let's do the math: If you invested 1000 USD in Bitcoin in 2020, it would have increased more than 9 times today—just last year it rose by 962%. Although BTC has pulled back about 10% from its historical high of 124,000 USD in August, this drop is hardly significant on the long-term chart.

Last year, the rise of BTC was mainly driven by three forces: clear policies (the passage of U.S. cryptocurrency legislation), the Federal Reserve's readiness to cut interest rates, and companies starting to incorporate BTC into their treasury assets. These catalysts are still present, and no one can predict the growth potential for the next five years.

But here's a heartbreaking truth: over the past decade, stocks like Netflix and Nvidia in the stock market have yielded even more exaggerated returns when the timing of the purchase was right—Netflix multiplied by 650,000 times, and Nvidia over 1,000,000 times. So the key is not what to invest in, but what to invest in correctly. BTC has already proven that it can outperform the market; the rest depends on your risk tolerance.