Market Capitalisation
Market cap is a coin's price multiplied by its circulating supply — the standard measure of its total size.
Also known as: market cap, marketcap
Price alone ≠ size
Market capitalisation equals the current price times the circulating supply. It is the headline number used to rank cryptocurrencies because it reflects total value far better than price alone — a coin priced at a fraction of a cent can be larger than one priced in the hundreds of dollars if it has vastly more coins in circulation.
Market cap also frames risk: large-cap coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum tend to be less volatile and more liquid, while small-caps can move faster in both directions. CoinSeekly ranks and screens coins by market cap so the technicals are read in the right context.