Invested
$500
What $500 in Solana in 2022 became
The hardest fall. Closely tied to FTX and Alameda, Solana was hammered by the FTX collapse — SOL plunged from ~$170 to around $10, with many writing it off entirely.
If you had put $500 into Solana at the start of 2022 — buying around $179 per SOL on January 01, 2022 — you would have acquired roughly 2.7924 SOL. At today's price of $74, that position is worth about $206, a return of -59% (0.4x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2022. If you had instead spread that same $500 into equal weekly purchases from 2022 until today, it would be worth about $735. 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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