What is market cap in crypto?

Market capitalization (or market cap) is the total dollar value of all the shares of a company’s stock — or, in the case of Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency, of all the coins that have been mined. In crypto, market cap is calculated by multiplying the total number of coins that have been mined by the price of a single coin at any given time.

What is the market cap of a company?

Market capitalization (or market cap) refers to the total value of all a company’s shares of stock. It is calculated by multiplying the price of a stock by its total number of outstanding shares. For example, a company with 20 million shares selling at $50 a share would have a market cap of $1 billion.

What is the market cap of two fictional cryptocurrencies?

To demonstrate, let’s compare the market cap of two fictional cryptocurrencies. If Cryptocurrency A has 400,000 coins in circulation and each coin is worth $1, it’s market cap is $400,000. If Cryptocurrency B has 100,000 coins in circulation and each coin is worth $2, it’s market cap is $200,000.

Is a bigger market cap a better investment?

(It’s important to note that even Bitcoin, crypto’s biggest market cap, still sees volatility.) But the same way a bigger ship can safely navigate heavy weather, a cryptocurrency with a much larger market cap is more likely to be a more stable investment than one with a much smaller market cap.