Invested
$100
What $100 in Ethereum in 2021 became
Peak Ethereum. Driven by the NFT and DeFi mania, ETH set an all-time high near $4,800, and the EIP-1559 upgrade began burning fees.
If you had put $100 into Ethereum at the start of 2021 — buying around $729 per ETH on January 01, 2021 — you would have acquired roughly 0.1372 ETH. At today's price of $1,795, that position is worth about $246, a return of +146% (2.5x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2021. If you had instead spread that same $100 into equal weekly purchases from 2021 until today, it would be worth about $82. 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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