$1,000 in Cardano in 2019 would be worth $4,945 today
That is a +394.5% return, or +23.1% a year over 7.7 years. It peaked at $70,653 and fell 95.2% from a high at the worst point.
Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.
$1,000 in Cardano on Jan 1, 2019 is worth $4,945 today. Holding through it meant sitting through a 95.2% drop at the worst point.
What happened after Jan 1, 2019
$1,000 bought 23,820.87 ADA. The position hit its highest value of $70,653 on Sep 3, 2021 and its lowest of $555 on Mar 12, 2020. Today, with ADA at $0.2076, it is worth $4,945.
The 95.2% worst drawdown is the number to weigh against the headline. A holder who sold at the bottom of that fall never saw today's figure.
Other starting years
The same $1,000 at the start of a different year gives a very different answer. The Cardano overview compares every year side by side, and the DCA calculator shows what spreading the purchase out would have done instead.
Other coins in 2019
Frequently asked questions
- How much would $1,000 in Cardano in 2019 be worth today?
- $4,945. $1,000 bought 23,820.87 ADA at $0.0420 on Jan 1, 2019, and ADA closed at $0.2076 on Sep 13, 2026.
- What was the Cardano price in 2019?
- $0.0420 at the close of Jan 1, 2019, the first trading day of 2019 in the data. The price moved a lot within the year; use the date picker to test a specific day.
- What was the peak value of that investment?
- $70,653 on Sep 3, 2021. The lowest point was $555 on Mar 12, 2020, and the deepest fall from a peak was 95.2%.
- Does this include fees or taxes?
- No. A typical 0.1% to 0.6% exchange fee would trim the result slightly, and any sale is a taxable event in most countries.