Invested
$100
What $100 in Ethereum in 2019 became
A rebuilding year. ETH ranged between roughly $85 and $350, ending around $130 while the foundations for DeFi were quietly being laid.
If you had put $100 into Ethereum at the start of 2019 — buying around $139 per ETH on January 01, 2019 — you would have acquired roughly 0.7189 ETH. At today's price of $1,795, that position is worth about $1,291, a return of +1191% (13x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2019. If you had instead spread that same $100 into equal weekly purchases from 2019 until today, it would be worth about $300. Lump sum usually wins when you happen to buy near a market low, while dollar-cost averaging lowers your risk of buying right before a crash. There's no single right answer — it depends on the entry point and your risk tolerance.
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