If you invested $1,000 in the top 10 cryptos when Trump took office

Top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap on Jan 20, 2025. Source: CoinMarketCap/WaybackmachineCrypto market cap shrinks by over $1 trillion

Since January 2025, the cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable contraction. Data retrieved by Finbold from CoinMarketCap shows the total crypto market capitalization declining from roughly $3.49 trillion on Inauguration Day to about $2.47 trillion at press time, representing a drop of more than $1 trillion in total market value.

Trading activity has also slowed significantly. Daily trading volumes across the crypto market have fallen from more than $307 billion in early 2025 to roughly $140 billion, highlighting a cooling in investor participation after the strong rally that followed the 2024 U.S. elections.

Against this backdrop, most of the largest digital assets have recorded double-digit losses over the past year.

Performance of the $1,000 crypto portfolio

To measure the impact of these market changes, Finbold simulated a portfolio consisting of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on January 20, 2025, with $100 invested in each asset.

The results show that most assets have lost a substantial portion of their value during the period.

A $100 investment in Bitcoin (BTC) would now be worth about $70, reflecting a decline of roughly 30% since Trumps inauguration.Similarly, a $100 allocation to Ethereum (ETH) would now be valued at approximately $64, following a 36% drop over the same period.

Among the major altcoins, the decline has been even more pronounced. A $100 investment in Solana (SOL) would now be worth around $35, representing a drop of roughly 65%. Meanwhile, $100 invested in XRP would now stand at approximately $45, reflecting a decline of about 55% since early 2025.

BNB shows resilience while TRX delivers gains

While most cryptocurrencies recorded losses, two assets in the portfolio performed relatively well. A $100 investment in BNB would now be worth roughly $96, making it one of the most resilient assets in the top 10 during the period.

Even more notable is the performance of TRON. A $100 investment in TRX on January 20, 2025 would now be worth about $123, making it the only cryptocurrency in the portfolio to post gains over the 14-month period.

Memecoins and altcoins record the steepest losses

Several altcoins experienced significantly larger declines. A $100 investment in Dogecoin would now be worth roughly $27, reflecting a 73% drop since January 2025.

Likewise, a $100 allocation to Cardano would now stand at around $28, following a 72% decline. Elsewhere, Avalanche recorded one of the sharpest corrections among the largest cryptocurrencies. A $100 investment in AVAX would now be worth approximately $26, after losing about 74% of its value.

Meanwhile, $100 invested in Chainlink would now be worth roughly $36, reflecting a 64% decline.

The $1,000 crypto investment today

Overall, the results show that the hypothetical portfolio would have lost nearly half of its value.

An investor who allocated $1,000 equally across the top 10 cryptocurrencies on January 20, 2025 would now hold a portfolio worth roughly $550.

Out of the ten assets, only TRX delivered positive returns, while most other cryptocurrencies recorded substantial declines.