Total Market Cap Bitcoin Market Cap
$?2.27T (3.51%)$?1.27T (4.46%)

The crypto market cap is currently $?2.27T following a 3.51% increase in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin is currently the largest crypto asset, accounting for 55.76% of the cryptocurrency market capitalization.

The total crypto market cap is calculated by adding together the market capitalizations of all cryptocurrencies. The crypto market cap reached its all-time high on Nov 10, 2021 at a value of $?3.06T. Currently, the cryptocurrency market cap is down -25.59% from its all-time high.

Events That Shaped Crypto Market Cap

Often, big changes in the crypto market cap are connected to significant events in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Here are some of the most impactful events that resulted in major cryptocurrency market movements:

  1. November 28, 2012: First Bitcoin halving
  2. February 7, 2014: Mt. Gox suspends Bitcoin withdrawals
  3. June 17, 2016: The DAO gets hacked
  4. July 9, 2016: Second Bitcoin halving
  5. August 1, 2017: Bitcoin Cash hard fork
  6. May 11, 2020: Third Bitcoin halving
  7. October 21, 2020: PayPal announces it will offer crypto to its customers
  8. February 8, 2021: Tesla invests in Bitcoin
  9. September 15, 2021: Ethereum transitions to Proof-of-Stake
  10. May 9, 2022: UST stablecoin loses its peg, leading to Terra ecosystem collapse
  11. November 8, 2022: FTX halts withdrawals

However, it's not always the case that big market moves are connected to specific events. Sometimes, the cryptocurrency market moves because of technical factors, such as important support and resistance price levels.

Crypto market cap comparison with other asset classes

LIt can be useful to compare the crypto market cap with the market capitalization of other asset classes to get a perspective of the relative size of the cryptocurrency market. However, it's worth keeping in mind that different asset classes are fundamentally different in terms of liquidity and other important factors, so direct comparisons should be taken with a grain of salt.

Market cap of cryptocurrencies compared to gold, stocks and US dollar market cap

The market cap of cryptocurrencies is currently $?2.27T. The estimated market cap of gold is $?12.28T and the market capitalization of the U.S. stock market is $?40.51T Meanwhile, the US dollar market cap is estimated at $?23.37T.

Historical market cap of all crypto assets since 2013

When evaluating the crypto market capitalization, it's important to have a historical perspective of how the size of the cryptocurrency market has changed over time. We provide historical crypto market cap data showing the total crypto market cap at the end of each year since 2013.

YearMarket CapYearly Change
2013$?10.32B-
2014$?5.42B-48.51%
2015$?6.99B28.75%
2016$?17.18B144.13%
2017$?538.32B2,971.52%
2019$?192.23B-65.57%
2020$?749.20B294.70%
2021$?2.26T192.10%
2022$?811.51B-64.20%
2023$?1.66T103.83%

Cryptos by Market Cap

The top crypto by market cap is currently Bitcoin. BTC has a market capitalization of $?1.27T. Here is the crypto ranking by market cap:

NamePriceMarket Cap24h Change
Bitcoin$?64,307$?1.27T4.46%
Ethereum$?2,810.26$?337.62B5.13%
Tether$?1.00108$?114.62B0.02%
Binance Coin$?584.32$?86.23B0.57%
Solana$?161.34$?72.51B11.61%
XRP$?0.626134$?34.71B3.91%
USD Coin$?1.00$?32.93B0.00%
Toncoin$?6.86$?23.85B4.05%
Dogecoin$?0.113829$?16.44B3.32%
TRON$?0.159286$?14.71B1.00%

The 11th largest cryptocurrency by market cap is currently Cardano. In order to get into the crypto top 10, the Cardano market cap would need to grow by $?471.68M.

Biggest Market Cap Cryptos by Sector

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has evolved significantly since Bitcoin was first released in 2009. Today, it’s helpful to categorize digital currencies in different sectors. Let’s explore the biggest cryptocurrencies in each major category:

SectorSector Market CapLargest CoinCoin Market Cap
Layer 1$?1.97TBitcoin$?1.27T
Proof-of-Work Coins$?1.31TBitcoin$?1.27T
Proof-of-Stake Coins$?495.22BEthereum$?337.62B
Stablecoins$?160.19BTether$?114.63B
Exchange Tokens$?106.93BBinance Coin$?86.23B
Ethereum (ERC20) Tokens$?104.21BWrapped Bitcoin$?9.99B
Binance Smart Chain$?91.48BBinance Coin$?86.23B
DeFi Coins$?49.70BWrapped Bitcoin$?9.99B
Meme Coins$?39.30BDogecoin$?16.44B
Tron Network$?18.10BTRON$?14.71B
AI Crypto$?13.97BFetch.ai$?3.19B
Layer 2$?13.13BPolygon$?4.39B
NFT Tokens$?12.45BRender Token$?2.47B
Wrapped Coins & Tokens$?10.25BWrapped Bitcoin$?9.99B
Gaming$?9.43BImmutable X$?2.20B
Solana Coins & Tokens$?9.20BRender Token$?2.47B
Metaverse$?8.31BRender Token$?2.47B
Yield Farming$?7.18BUniswap$?4.26B
Privacy Coins$?4.49BMonero$?3.20B
Bitcoin (BRC20) Tokens$?1.14BOrdinals$?767.95M
Gambling$?474.59MDice$?366.87M

Crypto Market Cap Chart

We can visualize the relative size of the biggest cryptocurrencies with a crypto market cap chart. The following pie chart compares the size of Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and all other crypto assets.

Bitcoin's share of the total cryptocurrency market cap is commonly called Bitcoin dominance. At the moment, Bitcoin dominance is at 55.76%.

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