BTC-USD Crypto — Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Bitcoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency that enables instant payments anywhere in the world using peer-to-peer technology with no central authority. As a cryptocurrency, it does not distribute income to holders and carries no expense ratio. Bitcoin appeals primarily to those seeking exposure to digital assets and alternative stores of value rather than income-generating investments.

BTC-USD key facts

Asset type

Crypto

Asset class

Crypto

Inception date

01/03/2009

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$81,168.32 (as of 2026-09-19)

Market cap

$1,568,121,290,752

Average volume

27125137889.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

Who may consider BTC-USD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BTC-USD does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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