What Is the Best Crypto to Buy With $1,000 During This Crash?
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With the market sell-off from November 9 to 14, 2026, a $1,000 investment now lets buyers acquire more of each major cryptocurrency than last week. Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) has fallen 13.6% this week to $65,316, as we covered in why Bitcoin is crashing. So, what is the best cryptocurrency to purchase with $1,000 at these prices?
Traders are feeling anxious, as shown by the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, which reads 13, a level that signals extreme fear in the market.
Ethereum, XRP and Solana Suffer Larger Declines Than Bitcoin
Among the top cryptocurrencies, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) fell the most, down 18.2% to $1,824, while XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) slid 16.9% to $0.96, dipping back below $1. Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) also declined by 18.0% to $73. This makes Bitcoin’s 13.6% decline the smallest among these four major coins.
Two smaller coins, Dogecoin (CRYPTO:DOGE) and Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA), also fell, down 15.1% and 14.1%, respectively. However, they remain well below their all-time highs, trading 91.8% and 95.0% below their 2021 peaks.
How Much $1,000 Gets You in Six Major Cryptocurrencies
| Coin | $1,000 Buys | 7-Day Change | Below All-Time High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 0.0153 BTC | -13.6% | 48.2% |
| Ethereum | 0.548 ETH | -18.2% | 63.1% |
| XRP | 1,042 XRP | -16.9% | 73.7% |
| Solana | 13.8 SOL | -18.0% | 75.2% |
| Dogecoin | 16,646 DOGE | -15.1% | 91.8% |
| Cardano | 6,453 ADA | -14.1% | 95.0% |
For a $1,000 investment, you can buy a small portion of Bitcoin, around 0.015 BTC, which is the smallest share among these coins. However, Bitcoin is also the closest to its all-time high. In contrast, you can acquire thousands of Dogecoin and Cardano tokens, since both coins have fallen more than 90% from their peak values.
Bitcoin and XRP Bounced Back Fastest After the August Sell-Off
In the last market downturn, Bitcoin and XRP rebounded the quickest. Bitcoin surged 21.1% in just three days, rising from $64,681 on August 18 to $78,326 by August 21. XRP saw an even more impressive recovery, climbing 46% from $1.00 to $1.46 by August 22, as we showed in how long XRP takes to recover.
However, Dogecoin and Cardano carry more risk, as neither has approached its all-time high since 2021. Both cryptocurrencies would need to jump more than tenfold to reach those previous peaks. We laid out where Dogecoin could trade next in our Dogecoin price prediction for 2027.
Which Cryptocurrency Is the Best Buy for $1,000 Right Now?
We think Bitcoin is the strongest option among the six cryptocurrencies we’ve discussed. It is trading 48.2% below its all-time high, which is the smallest gap among these coins. Additionally, Bitcoin is the only one among Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana that has gained over 90 days, up 3.9%. Bitcoin, XRP, and Solana also made our best crypto picks for November.
While Ethereum and Solana may have the potential for quicker recoveries given their larger drops, they also risk declining further if Bitcoin falls below its June 30 low of $58,566, about 10.3% lower than its current price. So, is Bitcoin the best cryptocurrency to buy with $1,000 during this crash? It appears to be the most stable choice of the six, provided it stays above that June low.
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Sam Daodu is a crypto analyst and the editor of 24/7 Wall St.'s Crypto Desk, where he covers Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum, Solana and the altcoins investors search for most. His work focuses on price levels, spot ETF flows, on-chain data and the regulatory decisions that move crypto markets, written so a first-time buyer and a seasoned trader can both use it.
Sam has written about crypto professionally since 2019 and has published more than 2,000 articles. Before joining 24/7 Wall St., he wrote for crypto media outlets and Web3 companies and ghostwrote for crypto founders and token launches. His analysis is syndicated on Yahoo Finance, MSN and AOL and has been cited by other crypto news sites. He also founded MacLabs Marketing, a content and personal branding agency for crypto founders and executives.
When he isn't reading charts, Sam is usually at the gym or watching One Piece, a series he maintains has better tokenomics than most altcoins.
