If you bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoin trusting Jim Cramer?

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If you had invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) when Jim Cramer mentioned “buy cryptocurrency,” your investment would now be reduced to $748.21. Although the cryptocurrency market has recently rebounded strongly, Bitcoin is still down more than 25% compared to its price at that time.

According to Finbold, a cryptocurrency media outlet, on September 21 (local time), Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC's 'Mad Money' and former hedge fund manager, shared an image showing the US national debt at $37.6 trillion on September 29, 2025, and mentioned buying cryptocurrencies. At that time, Bitcoin was priced at $111,908, but as of September 21, 2026, it is trading at $83,731. If you had invested $1,000 at that time, the loss rate would be 25.18%, and the current value would be $748.21. Finbold reported that the US national debt has now increased to $40.18 trillion.

Even if you had invested in other major cryptocurrencies, the result would have been a loss. At that time, Ethereum (ETH) was $4,144 but has now fallen to $2,696. An investment of $1,000 would have resulted in a 34.94% loss, leaving $650.58. XRP (Ripple) fell from $2.87 to $1.48 during the same period. The current value of a $1,000 investment is $515.68, with a loss rate of 48.43%.

However, a clear rebound is emerging in the cryptocurrency market recently. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization decreased from $2.97 trillion at the beginning of 2026 to $2.02 trillion at the end of June, but then increased by $820 billion, recovering to $2.84 trillion as of September 21. Accordingly, the year-to-date decline rate has also narrowed to 3.39%. In particular, after a strong surge at the end of August and several weeks of sideways movement, an upward trend re-emerged from mid-September.

Finbold reported that based on recent market movements, some investors, analysts, and market observers are raising the possibility of the bear market ending. They are discussing the possibility that major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, will rise again towards their past highs by the end of the year. However, these are market participants' forecasts, and currently, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP all remain below the prices from late September 2025 when Cramer mentioned buying cryptocurrencies.

Ultimately, despite the recent rebound, the investment performance from a year ago is still in the negative. If $1,000 was invested at the time of Cramer's remarks, Bitcoin is currently valued at $748.21, Ethereum at $650.58, and XRP at $515.68. The market's future attention is focused on whether the recent recovery in market capitalization will continue and if major cryptocurrencies can regain last year's price levels.

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