Bought Bitcoin (BTC) for Mom Last Mother's Day? You Might Be Celebrating More Than Others This Year

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is getting a lot of attention in 2025, with the cryptocurrency trading above the $100,000 level and nearing its all-time high.

With Mother’s Day around the corner, children who bought their mom Bitcoin last year or have talked a parent into buying cryptocurrency in recent years may be celebrating the holiday more than others.

What Happened: A new White House administration sent the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to new all-time highs in November 2024. Another surge happened in January 2025 with Donald Trump sworn in as president and experts predicting a pro-crypto agenda and administration.

Now up more than 50% from the March lows, Mom may be extra happy to see you this year if you bought her crypto for Mother’s Day last year.

Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Last year, Mother’s Day was celebrated on May 12, 2024. Here’s a look at how an investment and gift in three leading cryptocurrencies at that time would be worth now.

Investing $100 in Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum: Here’s how much a $100 investment in each of Bitcoin, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) could have bought on May 12, 2024 based on the opening price point.

Bitcoin: 0.0016 BTC

Dogecoin: 699.67 DOGE

Ethereum: 0.0343 ETH

On Monday, May 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM ET, the three cryptocurrencies were trading at the following prices:

Bitcoin: $167.00

Dogecoin: $170.43

Ethereum: $87.45

Those investments of $100 could have been used to buy the following amounts of the three cryptocurrencies:

Bitcoin: 0.0016 BTC = $167.00

Dogecoin: 699.67 DOGE = $120.00

Ethereum: 0.0343 ETH = $87.45

This story was generated with the help of AI and edited by Benzinga editors.