If you invest $1 and the price goes up to $100 or goes down to $0.01, you don't lose that dollar or win the $100 until you decide to execute a sale at $100 or sell it at $0.01 for a loss. Once you make the investment you certainly traded your money for a good or bad asset, but what defines that is the market fluctuation and your actions based on that.
You don't lose money just for trading.
RE: You don't lose money until you sell !!! Especially in Crypto