Shiba Inu was launched on August 1, 2020, and is two months away from celebrating its fifth anniversary. On the other hand, Bitcoin completed more than a decade in existence when Shiba Inu entered the cryptocurrency market. Both cryptocurrencies have a large fanbase and equally believe that they could soar in value.

While Bitcoin is now expensive to accumulate, Shiba Inu is available at less than a Cent and is a low-hanging fruit that’s up for grabs. The average investor can buy millions of SHIB tokens for $1,000 while a mere portion of BTC is available for purchase at that price point.

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Highest Returns in 5 Years: Shiba Inu or Bitcoin

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Shiba Inu has delivered the highest profits in five years compared to Bitcoin during the same timeframe. SHIB turned early investors into multi-millionaires from 2020 to 2025 while BTC generated phenomenal returns but not generational wealth.

Five years ago in 2020, Shiba Inu was trading at $0.00000000097 (nine zeroes) and Bitcoin was at $9,750. Now five years down the line in 2025, SHIB is at $0.0000126 and BTC is hovering around the $104,700 level.

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To keep things in perspective, Shiba Inu has spiked a whopping 1,300,000% (1.3 million percent) in five years. Simultaneously, Bitcoin has surged 970% during the same timeframe, according to the data from TradingView.

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Therefore, an investment of $1,000 in Shiba Inu could have turned into $13,001,000 (13 million) from 2020 to 2025. During the same timeframe, Bitcoin has turned an investment of $1,000 into $10,700.

While both the returns are great, Shiba Inu generated generational wealth while Bitcoin printed decent returns. Life would have changed completely with SHIB without not having to work a single day for money. The same $1,000 in BTC in 2020 would have been a great return but still have to work for money.