--- title: Most Bitcoin Investors Would Lose Money if They Sold Now description: More than half of bitcoin investors are in the red — meaning the would lose money if they sold their cryptocurrency today. authors: - name: Sarah Hansen role: Senior Writer url: https://money.com/author/sarah-hansen/ bio: Sarah Hansen is a senior writer at Money covering all things personal finance. Previously, she covered economic policy and capital markets on the breaking news desk at Forbes. education: Northwestern University, New York University at_money_since: 2021 articles: 347 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-m-hansen/ former_staff: true editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2022-11-22T19:25:15.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T17:44:53.000Z' section: Investing tags: - Bitcoin - Cryptocurrency - News word_count: 356 canonical: https://money.com/bitcoin-investors-lose-money-sold-now/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Ominous illustration of a giant bitcoin sinking in a sea of red- illustration is a parody of The End of Evangelion poster](https://img.money.com/2022/11/News-More-half-bitcoin-investors-in-red.jpg?crop=0px%2C194px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) 2022 just keeps getting worse for [cryptocurrency](https://money.com/what-is-cryptocurrency/) investors. More than half of all [bitcoin](https://money.com/what-is-bitcoin/) investors are now in the red, according to data from blockchain analytics platform IntoTheBlock. As of Tuesday morning, 54.5% of all bitcoin addresses were categorized by IntoTheBlock as “out of the money,” meaning that the bitcoin held by that investor is worth less now than it cost on average. That figure is based on a recent bitcoin price of $16,171.61 per coin, which is 66% lower than bitcoin’s price at the beginning of the year and its lowest level since November 2020. Another 44.4% of bitcoin investors are in the money, meaning their investments are worth more now than their average purchase prices, while 1.1% of investors are breaking even. Given [bitcoin’s volatile year](https://money.com/stocks-crypto-prices-same-patterns/), it’s no surprise that most investors are down. If you bought $1,000 worth of bitcoin last November, when prices were at their peak, your investment would be worth roughly [$250 today](https://money.com/bitcoin-investment-peak-value-now/). (Of course, it's worth remembering that you only realize a loss or profit when you sell an investment.) But investors who have held bitcoin for a long time have seen worse. Back in 2015, 62% of bitcoin holders were losing money on their positions, according to IntoTheBlock’s [data](https://twitter.com/intotheblock/status/1594609712187711488). ## What’s next for bitcoin prices In the aftermath of the [meltdown of the FTX](https://money.com/how-ftx-crypto-exchange-problems-impact-investors/) [cryptocurrency exchange](https://money.com/best-crypto-exchanges/), investors are struggling to come to grips with the future of the industry. As is often the case, mixed messages abound. Shares of the Coinbase exchange have fallen more than 18% over the past week, even as famed investor Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management has scooped up shares, Bloomberg [reported](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-21/cathie-wood-goes-on-coinbase-buying-spree-as-wall-street-sours) Tuesday. A [survey](https://morningconsult.com/2022/11/22/what-consumers-think-about-the-future-of-bitcoin/) conducted this month by decision intelligence company Morning Consult found that U.S. adults predict bitcoin will be valued at roughly $11,500 in six months. 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