How do your bitcoin returns compare?

Go spelunking the HODL Cave to learn more about how your bitcoin returns compare to other holders over similar timeframes and see bitcoin's growth and volatility in one chart.

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What’s in the article?

Analyzing the spread of historical returns for investors who held bitcoin for a given duration over the course of its history.

What is the HODL Cave?

What is the historical spread of returns for bitcoin?

How volatile is bitcoin, really?

How do bitcoin's growth and volatility relate?

Short-term trading or long-term holding?

What impact do the halvings have?

How do I traverse my own HODL Cave?

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