If I'd invested in Ethereum since 2017
$1,000 put into Ethereum at the end of 2017 would be worth about $2,222 today — a 2.22× return, or roughly 10.0% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$2,222
from $1,000 invested — up 122%.
The story behind the number
Ethereum since 2017 has been a white-knuckle rollercoaster. $1,000 put in at the end of 2017 grew to $2,222 — a 2.22× return, or about 10.0% a year. The S&P 500 actually did better over the same years, turning that $1,000 into $2,780 — about 1.25× what this returned.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2020, up 471%; the worst was 2018, down 82%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 83% from its 2017 peak to its 2019 low, before climbing back above that high by 2021. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 35% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 1.65× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2017?
- $1,000 invested in Ethereum at the end of 2017 would be worth about $2,222 today — a 2.22× return, or roughly 10.0% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Ethereum since 2017?
- The best year was 2020, up about 471%. The toughest was 2018, when it fell about 82%. Across the window, 32 of 61 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 83%, from a peak in 2017 to a low in 2019, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2021.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- Yes — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $2,780, versus $2,222 for Ethereum over the same window.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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