Crypto Profit Calculator
Crypto Profit Calculator
Profit or loss on a cryptocurrency trade after the exchange’s buy and sell fees: coins bought, what you get back, and the price you need just to break even.
Crypto profit or loss
$1,00,000 invested at $50,00,000 a coin, sold at $55,00,000, 0.5% fee each way
Profit after fees
- amount
- everything you paid, fee included
- buy fee, sell fee
- as decimals: 0.5% is 0.005
- break-even sell price
- buy price ÷ [(1 − buy fee) × (1 − sell fee)]
Worked example
$1,00,000 invested at $50,00,000 a coin, sold at $55,00,000, 0.5% fee each way
Coins = 1,00,000 × 0.995 ÷ 50,00,000 = 0.0199
Back = 0.0199 × 55,00,000 × 0.995 = $1,08,902.75
Profit = 1,08,902.75 − 1,00,000 = $8,903, 8.90%, on a price rise of 10%
Break-even sell price = 50,00,000 ÷ (0.995 × 0.995) = $50,50,378
Fees, tax and risk on a crypto trade
A crypto exchange usually charges a fee on each trade as a percentage of its value. On the way in it comes out of your money before any coins are bought; on the way out it comes off the sale value. So the price has to rise by more than the two fees before you make anything. In the example the price rises 10% but the return is 8.90%, and the price needed just to get your money back is $50,50,378, about 1% above the buy price. A fall of 10% with the same fees is a loss of $10,898. The spread between the buy and sell prices, and network fees for moving coins off an exchange, are further costs this page does not know.
Tax in India. Gains on crypto and other virtual digital assets are taxed at a flat rate of their own, not at your slab rate, and only the cost of buying can be deducted: no other expenses. A loss on one crypto asset cannot be set off against other income or carried forward. Tax is also deducted at source (TDS) on transfers. This page does not print the rates: the Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act on 1 April 2026, and you should check the current provisions on the Income Tax Department’s website or with a tax professional. If you know the rate that applies to you, enter it and the page shows the profit after it. Other countries tax crypto in different ways.
Crypto prices can fall a long way quickly, and exchanges can fail or be hacked. The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned the public about the risks of virtual currencies since 2013. This page is arithmetic on a trade, not a view on any coin. For the percentage change alone use the percentage calculator; to annualise a gain held for years, the CAGR calculator; and to see what a gain is worth after inflation, the real return calculator. This is arithmetic on the figures you enter, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate crypto profit after fees?
Coins = amount × (1 − buy fee) ÷ buy price; money back = coins × sell price × (1 − sell fee); profit = money back − amount. $1,00,000 at 50,00,000, sold at 55,00,000 with 0.5% fees, is a profit of $8,903.
What price do I need to break even?
Buy price ÷ [(1 − buy fee) × (1 − sell fee)]. With 0.5% each way, a coin bought at 50,00,000 has to be sold at 50,50,378 or more.
How is crypto taxed in India?
At a flat rate of its own rather than your slab rate, with only the cost of buying deductible and no set-off of losses, plus TDS on transfers. The Income-tax Act, 2025 took effect on 1 April 2026, so check the current provisions; the page does not print the rates.
Does TDS reduce my profit?
Not in the end: TDS is tax collected in advance and counts towards what you owe when you file. It does reduce the cash you have until then.
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References
- Income Tax Department, Government of India. Taxation of Virtual Digital Asset (VDA). incometaxindia.gov.in (accessed 22 September 2026). The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the Income-tax Act, 1961 from 1 April 2026; check the current provisions before filing.
- Reserve Bank of India. Press release, 24 December 2013: RBI cautions users of Virtual Currencies against Risks.
- Bodie Z, Kane A, Marcus AJ. Investments. McGraw-Hill. Holding-period return, transaction costs, risk-adjusted performance (the Sharpe ratio), dividend reinvestment and total return, and asset allocation.