$1,000 in Litecoin in 2022
A $1,000 investment in Litecoin (LTC) made in January 2022 would be worth about $369 as of May 2026 (latest complete month) — a ×0.37 return, or −20.6% per year. Adjusted for US inflation (CPI), that equals $312 in 2022 dollars. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested would have grown to $1,613.
In plain terms: after stripping out +18.2% US inflation since January 2022, today's $369 buys roughly what $312 bought back in 2022 — a ×0.31 gain in actual purchasing power.
Litecoin is a 2011 Bitcoin fork marketed as silver to Bitcoin's gold: faster blocks, four times the supply. It was a top-3 coin for much of the 2010s, but its relative position has eroded every cycle as newer chains captured the market's attention.
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The actual numbers: Litecoin since 2022
| LTC price in January 2022 | $150.24 |
| LTC price as of May 2026 | $55.38 |
| Nominal return | ×0.37 (−20.6%/yr) |
| US CPI inflation since January 2022 | +18.2% |
| Real (inflation-adjusted) return | ×0.31 (−23.6%/yr) |
| Same money in the S&P 500 | $1,613 |
Methodology: start-of-month prices, one-time purchase, no fees or taxes assumed. Full methodology.
What happened in 2022
2022 was the worst year in crypto history: the Terra/Luna death spiral in May, Celsius and Three Arrows in June, FTX's bankruptcy in November. Bitcoin fell 64% and many altcoins lost 90%+. Buying in 2022 meant catching a falling knife — or, late in the year, the bottom.
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