What Was Happening in 2020
January 2020. Bitcoin was $9,500. COVID-19 was still a news story in China, not yet a global pandemic. By March, global markets collapsed and Bitcoin briefly touched $6,430. Then something remarkable happened: central banks around the world printed trillions of dollars, and Bitcoin began its most powerful rally since 2017.
The third halving arrived in May 2020, cutting the block reward from 12.5 to 6.25 BTC. By December, Bitcoin had reached $29,374. Your $100/week DCA bought through the COVID panic at $6,430, through the recovery, and into the early stages of a new bull market.
2020 was the year Bitcoin went from "internet money" to "macro asset." MicroStrategy made its first BTC purchase. PayPal enabled Bitcoin buying. Institutional money started flowing in. And every week, your DCA was running.
The Crashes You Survived
The COVID crash in March 2020 took Bitcoin from $8,780 to $6,430 in a single month, a 27% drop. Then in 2021, Bitcoin corrected 39% from $57,878 to $35,040 mid-year. The 2022 bear market was the big one: down 71% from $56,994 to $16,547 over 13 months. And the current correction from $115,758 to $68,000. Your DCA turned each of these drawdowns into cheaper bitcoin.
- COVID Crash: -27% ($8,780 to $6,430)
- Mid-2021 Correction: -39% ($57,878 to $35,040)
- 2022 Bear Market: -71% ($56,994 to $16,547)
- 2025-2026 Correction: -41% ($115,758 to $68,000)
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