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What $100 in Ethereum in 2020 became
DeFi summer. Ethereum became the backbone of decentralized finance, climbing from ~$130 to around $740 as lending, swapping, and yield farming exploded.
If you had put $100 into Ethereum at the start of 2020 — buying around $131 per ETH on January 01, 2020 — you would have acquired roughly 0.7647 ETH. At today's price of $1,795, that position is worth about $1,373, a return of +1273% (14x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2020. If you had instead spread that same $100 into equal weekly purchases from 2020 until today, it would be worth about $181. 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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