Historical scenario / COIN / 2022

If you had bought COIN in 2022 with $10,000...

COINCoinbase
Vintage 2022
Initial: $10,000

Estimated value

$55,146

Initial $10,000Profit $45,146

Buy Price

Jan 1, 2022

$33

Sell Price

Oct 9, 2026

$179

Multiplier

5.5×

ROI

+452%

2022 Price Range
Open (Jan 1)Jan 1, 2022$251.05
2022 Highest$251.05
2022 Lowest$32.53
CurrentOct 9, 2026$179.39

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Calculation record

How this result was calculated

The selected investment amount is divided by the chosen 2022 entry price, then multiplied by the latest available price. Taxes, trading fees, spreads, dividends and inflation are not included.

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Year open
$251.05
Year low / high
$32.53 / $251.05
Latest price
$179.39
Price as of
2026-10-09

Source: GhostGains market-data API using publicly available market observations. Prices can be delayed and should be independently verified.

Same period benchmark

Compared with the S&P 500

Both returns use the first available price in 2022 and the latest available price. This is a price-return comparison and may exclude dividends.

COIN

0.71×

-28.5%

S&P 500

1.63×

62.9% · as of 2026-10-09

Scenario context

In 2022, Coinbase traded between $32.53 and $251.05, a range equal to 87.0% of its opening price. An investment made at the year's low produces the headline result above; using the year's opening price produces a 0.71× price multiple instead. Over the same measurement window, the S&P 500 price multiple was 1.63×.

Asset Insight

About COIN

Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States by trading volume. It offers a secure platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital assets and helps institutional investors enter the crypto market.

Market History

Founded in 2012, Coinbase became the first major crypto company to go public in 2021 via a direct listing on Nasdaq. It has played a crucial role in bringing cryptocurrency to the mainstream US market.

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