Most of 2017’s Leading Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap Have Crashed Out of the Top 15

Many cryptocurrencies rose and fell during the 2017 bull market and subsequent year of bearish retracement. While the top four crypto assets by market cap have remained the same over the last two years, more than half of the leading markets as of Feb. 19, 2017 have since fallen from the top 15. Also Read: Markets … Read more

Markets Update: BCH and BTC Consolidate, ETH Regains Second Spot

BCH and BTC markets have begun the year with consolidation, with BCH bouncing between $150 and $175 and BTC trading within a $3,500 to $4,000 range on Bitstamp, and $3,700 to $4,300 on Bitfinex. In other market news, a bullish start to the year has seen ETH reclaim its position as the second largest cryptocurrency … Read more

Satis Predicts Market Cap of Cryptocurrencies Exceeds $1 Trillion in 2021

Initial coin offering (ICO) advisory firm, Satis Group, has published a report detailing a number of predictions for the cryptocurrency industry – estimating that the total market capitalization of all combined virtual currency markets will reach nearly $3.6 trillion USD by 2028. Also Read: August Markets Report: Heavy Selling Across Leading Crypto Markets  Satis Predicts $500 … Read more

5 Years Ago You Should Have Bought Bitcoin, Not Altcoins

With seemingly endless new altcoins claiming that they will change the world whilst generating exorbitant returns for investors, it can be highly informative to sometimes get a bird’s eye view of longer-term altcoin performance by digging through the annals of Coinmarketcap’s historic snapshots. When looking at a historic snapshot from May 12th, 2013, by far … Read more

Capitalization of Cryptocurrency Markets Loses 59% in Q1 2018

The first quarter of 2018 dealt heavy losses to the cryptocurrency markets, with Coinmarketcap data indicating that the capitalization of the combined crypto markets has dropped by 59% since the start of January. Q1 2018 has also been among the bloodiest quarters in recent memory for the bitcoin markets – with BTC suffering an approximately … Read more

The Deceptive Nature of Market Capitalization

Market capitalization, for new and old investors alike, represents a deceptively complex figure. While many suggest that market cap is the proper way to determine the overall value of a coin, the value displayed by a coin’s market cap is a number that can and is easily manipulated by savvy and often unethical development teams. When … Read more

Dogecoin Developers Lament Billion Dollar Market Cap Milestone

Following last month’s boom in price, Dogecoin now boasts a total market capitalization of over $1 billion USD. Curiously, the price milestone appears to have garnered criticism from the projects developers and creator – who have criticized the preponderance of speculative considerations within the cryptocurrency markets. Also Read: Stellar Rockets into the Cryptocurrency Top 10 After … Read more

Total Capitalization of the Crypto Markets Now Exceeds $750 Billion

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has broken into new highs, with coinmarketcap indicating that the market cap of the combined crypto markets is approximately $760 billion USD as of this writing. Also Read: Statistical Analysis Reveals Ties That Bind the Cryptocurrency Markets The Total Market Capitalization of All Cryptocurrency Markets Is Greater Than That … Read more

Ripple Gains 1,000% in One Month – Now the Second Largest Cryptocurrency

Today, the total market capitalization of Ripple exceeded $100 billion for the first time ever. This milestone makes Ripple the first cryptocurrency other than bitcoin to break into the 12-figure threshold, and positions it as the second largest crypto by total market capitalization. Also Read: Markets Update: Bitcoin Markets Retrace to the $15,000 Area Ripple … Read more

Markets Update: Several Coins Surging as Crypto-Economy Value Tops $600 Billion

This week on December 19 the cryptocurrency market capitalization for all digital assets has crossed a significant $609bn valuation. Digital currencies are becoming more valuable every day, and this week many of them touched new all-time price highs. Also Read: Thomson Reuters Adds Bitcoin Cash to Eikon Platform The Top Ten Cryptocurrencies Are All Seeing … Read more