If you had invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2017
Buying $1,000 of Ethereum on Jan 1, 2017 at $8.18 would have gotten you 122.2494 ETH. On Nov 1, 2026 that is worth $277,779, 277.8x the original amount (+27,677.9%).
- Value today
- $277,779
- Return
- 277.8x
- Price on Jan 1, 2017
- $8.18
- Price today
- $2,272
Timing within 2017
Bought at the 2017 low ($8.18 on Jan 1, 2017): worth $277,779 today.
Bought at the 2017 high ($826.65 on Dec 19, 2017): worth $2,749 today.
What if you had spread it over 2017?
Splitting $1,000 into monthly buys through 2017 would be worth $62,411 today (+6,141.1%).
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Year by year
| Date | Price | Value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2017 | $741.27 | $90,620 | +8,962% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $130.53 | $15,957 | +1,495.7% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | $128.54 | $15,714 | +1,471.4% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | $737.67 | $90,180 | +8,918% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | $3,676 | $449,364 | +44,836.4% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $1,195 | $146,119 | +14,511.9% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $2,281 | $278,859 | +27,785.9% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $3,330 | $407,130 | +40,613% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $2,967 | $362,694 | +36,169.4% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | $2,272 | $277,779 | +27,677.9% |
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