How to use the crypto profit calculator
Use this free crypto profit calculator to see how an investment would have performed. Enter your investment amount, buy date, and sell date to see your return.
Currency Selection: Choose your base currency (like USD) for accurate calculations.
Cryptocurrency Selection: Choose from about 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).
Investment Details: Enter the amount you invested, then select your buy and sell dates.
Outcome Analysis: The calculator shows your percentage return and profit or loss. Results do not include fees or taxes.
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Calculate your crypto profit automatically
Enter your investment amount, buy date, and sell date to see your percentage return and profit or loss in your preferred currency.
Change the inputs to compare different market scenarios. For complete portfolio tracking, connect your wallets and exchanges to TokenTax to calculate gains, losses, and tax reports automatically.
How to calculate your crypto profit
To calculate your crypto profit or loss, compare what you received when you sold the asset with what the investment cost you.
Profit or loss = Net sale proceeds minus Total investment cost
Net sale proceeds are the amount you receive from the sale after deducting applicable disposal fees. If you pay a network fee in crypto, paying it is itself a disposal of that crypto and can create a small gain or loss (IRS digital asset FAQ A62).
Total investment cost includes what you paid for the crypto plus applicable acquisition fees.
For example, suppose you buy cryptocurrency for $2,000 and pay a $20 purchase fee, bringing your total investment cost to $2,020. You later sell it for $2,800 before a $10 selling fee, leaving $2,790 in net proceeds.
$2,790 minus $2,020 = $770 profit
Your return on the $2,020 total investment cost is approximately 38.1%.
For U.S. tax purposes, your gain or loss generally depends on the adjusted basis of the specific units sold and the amount realized from the sale. A calculator's estimated investment return may differ from the gain reported on your tax return.
What is the best percentage to take profit in crypto?
There is no single percentage that tells you when to take profits in crypto. Your target depends on your investment goals, risk tolerance, time horizon, and the asset you own. You can use the calculator to compare different sell dates and see how each one changes your profit or loss.
Remember that selling crypto held as an investment generally creates a taxable capital gain or loss, so taxes and transaction fees can affect how much of the profit you actually keep.
Reinvesting in crypto profits
Reinvesting crypto profits can compound gains when prices rise, and compound losses when they fall. Selling or trading your crypto to reinvest triggers capital gains tax on any profits made.
For US taxpayers, profits on assets held for one year or less are short-term capital gains, taxed at ordinary income rates, which are usually higher than long-term rates. Before reinvesting, set aside enough to cover the tax on any gains.
Do I pay tax on crypto profits?
Yes, generally. The IRS treats digital assets as property. If you sell crypto held as an investment for more than your adjusted cost basis, you generally have a taxable capital gain. Selling for less than your basis can create a capital loss. Staking rewards and other crypto income are taxed as ordinary income at fair market value when you gain control of them (Rev. Rul. 2023-14), and that value becomes your basis.
If you held the crypto for one year or less, the gain is generally short-term and taxed at ordinary federal income tax rates. If you held it for more than one year, the gain generally qualifies for long-term rates of 0%, 15%, or 20%. For 2026, the 0% rate applies to taxable income up to $49,450 for single filers and $98,900 for joint filers, and the 15% rate applies up to $545,500 and $613,700 (Rev. Proc. 2025-32). If your losses exceed your gains, you can deduct up to $3,000 a year ($1,500 if married filing separately) against other income and carry the rest forward.
Form 1099-DA reports gross proceeds starting with 2025 sales. Starting with 2026 sales, brokers generally must also report basis for digital assets that qualify as covered securities, meaning assets acquired after 2025 in that same custodial account. Crypto bought before 2026, bought at a different broker, or transferred in from another wallet or account is noncovered and can appear without basis.
A tax form showing proceeds does not necessarily tell you your profit. Your taxable gain or loss generally depends on the difference between your amount realized and adjusted cost basis.
TokenTax can reconcile your transaction history and cost basis so your tax reports reflect the correct gains and losses.
How do I track profits across wallets?
Tracking profits gets harder when the same asset moves across several wallets and exchanges. A transfer between wallets you own is generally not a taxable sale, but incomplete transfer records can make it difficult to reconstruct your cost basis.
TokenTax matches transfers and tracks cost basis across supported wallets and exchanges. Where the tax rules and your records permit specific identification, lot-selection approaches such as HIFO or LIFO may be available. Otherwise, FIFO generally applies when the units sold are not adequately identified. Since January 1, 2025, you track cost basis separately for each wallet and account.