If you had invested $1,000 in Cardano in 2021

Buying $1,000 of Cardano on Mar 18, 2021 at $1.23 would have gotten you 813.0081 ADA. On Nov 1, 2026 that is worth $156.77, 0.16x the original amount (-84.3%). Cardano history on Coinbase starts that day, so it is the earliest possible purchase.

Value today: $156.77
Return: 0.16x
Price on Mar 18, 2021: $1.23
Price today: $0.1928

Timing within 2021

Bought at the 2021 low ($1.06 on Jul 20, 2021): worth $182.62 today.

Bought at the 2021 high ($2.97 on Sep 3, 2021): worth $64.98 today.

What if you had spread it over 2021?

Splitting $1,000 into monthly buys through 2021 would be worth $102.46 today (-89.8%).

Try other amounts and schedules in the Cardano DCA calculator

Year by year

Value of $1,000 in Cardano bought on Mar 18, 2021, at the end of each year
Date	Price	Value	Return
Dec 31, 2021	$1.31	$1,064	+6.4%
Dec 31, 2022	$0.2457	$199.76	-80%
Dec 31, 2023	$0.5937	$482.68	-51.7%
Dec 31, 2024	$0.8434	$685.69	-31.4%
Dec 31, 2025	$0.3329	$270.65	-72.9%
Nov 1, 2026	$0.1928	$156.77	-84.3%