ADA · history since 2017
Cardano Price History and Returns by Year
3,263 observations from Nov 9, 2017 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+582.03% since Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 → Oct 15, 2026High 2.91739Low 0.02396
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Daily observations.3,263 observations, simplified for display.History from Nov 9, 2017.
Records
All-time high
$2.96824
Sep 3, 2021
All-time low
$0.02396
Mar 12, 2020
Latest
$0.21861
−92.64% vs high
Since first record
+582.03%
+23.98% per year
Best year
2021 · +622.29%
Worst year
2018 · −94.29%
Deepest drawdown
−97.85%
Jan 4, 2018 → Mar 12, 2020, recovered Feb 20, 2021
Current drawdown
−92.64%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0.03285 | 0.21861 | +565.58% |
Worst calendar years
- 2018−94.29%
- 2022−81.19%
- 2025−60.55%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 0.33283 | 0.21861 | −34.32% |
| 2025 | 0.84377 | 0.33283 | −60.55% |
| 2024 | 0.59421 | 0.84377 | +42.00% |
| 2023 | 0.24647 | 0.59421 | +141.09% |
| 2022 | 1.31021 | 0.24647 | −81.19% |
| 2021 | 0.18140 | 1.31021 | +622.29% |
| 2020 | 0.03285 | 0.18140 | +452.28% |
| 2019 | 0.04106 | 0.03285 | −20.01% |
| 2018 | 0.71969 | 0.04106 | −94.29% |
| 2017partial | 0.03205 | 0.71969 | +2,145.33% |
Cardano history: common questions
- What was Cardano's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2018–2025), Cardano's best was 2021, when it rose 622.3% in USD, from $0.18140 to $1.31021.
- What was Cardano's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2018: it fell 94.3%, from $0.71969 to $0.04106.
- How did Cardano perform in 2025?
- Cardano fell 60.6% in 2025, from $0.84377 at the end of 2024 to $0.33283 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Cardano perform in 2024?
- Cardano rose 42.0% in 2024, from $0.59421 at the end of 2023 to $0.84377 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Cardano be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($0.03205 on Nov 9, 2017) would have been worth about $6,820 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +24.0%. This ignores trading fees, spreads and taxes, and past performance does not predict future returns.
Sources for this history
| Source | Data type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Financepublic market dataCardano daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Nov 9, 2017 – Oct 15, 20263,204 observations |
Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.
Current quote
- Type: Daily reference
- Consensus: Single source from one source
- Primary source: Yahoo Finance
- Observed: Oct 15, 2026
History
From Nov 9, 2017. 3,263 daily points.
Attribution
- Index and ETF prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked with CNBC