Cramer's 'Buy Crypto' Advice Leaves Investors with Regretful Losses

Famous stock market analyst Jim Cramer surprised many in September 2025 by advising people to 'buy crypto', but it's clear now that his recommendation came with a major caveat. The caveat was tied to the rapidly increasing US national debt, which stood at $37.6 trillion at the time and is now over $40 trillion.

This meant that Cramer was not actually bullish on cryptocurrencies per se, but rather saw them as a way to hedge against inflation and the growing debt burden. And unfortunately for those who took his advice, it appears they have lost out in the short term.

A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC) when Cramer made his comments would now be worth just $748.21, representing a loss of 25.18%. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH) and XRP investments fared even worse, dropping by 34.94% to $650.58 and 48.43% to $515.68 respectively.