| Total Market Cap | Bitcoin Market Cap |
|---|---|
| $ 3.29T (-1.61%) | $ 2.10T (-1.30%) |
The crypto market cap is currently $ 3.29T following a
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 Dec 17, 2024 at a value of $ 3.80T. Currently, the cryptocurrency market cap is down
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:
- November 28, 2012 First Bitcoin halving
- February 7, 2014 Mt. Gox suspends Bitcoin withdrawals
- June 17, 2016 The DAO gets hacked
- July 9, 2016 Second Bitcoin halving
- August 1, 2017 Bitcoin Cash hard fork
- May 11, 2020 Third Bitcoin halving
- October 21, 2020 PayPal announces it will offer crypto to its customers
- February 8, 2021 Tesla invests in Bitcoin
- September 15, 2021 Ethereum transitions to Proof-of-Stake
- May 9, 2022 UST stablecoin loses its peg, leading to Terra ecosystem collapse
- November 8, 2022 FTX halts withdrawals
- January 1, 2024 Spot Bitcoin ETFs approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- April 19, 2024 Fourth Bitcoin halving
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 $ 3.29T. The estimated market cap of gold is $ 17.85T and the market capitalization of the U.S. stock market is $ 58.00T Meanwhile, the US dollar market cap is estimated at $ 21.35T.
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.
| Year | Market Cap | Yearly Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $ 10.25B | - |
| 2014 | $ 5.23B | |
| 2015 | $ 6.98B | |
| 2016 | $ 17.18B | |
| 2017 | $ 539.58B | |
| 2018 | $ 126.01B | |
| 2019 | $ 190.74B | |
| 2020 | $ 741.45B | |
| 2021 | $ 2.21T | |
| 2022 | $ 803.17B | |
| 2023 | $ 1.65T | |
| 2024 | $ 3.27T |
Cryptos by Market Cap
The top crypto by market cap is currently Bitcoin. BTC has a market capitalization of $ 2.10T. Here is the crypto ranking by market cap:
| Name | Price | Market Cap | 24h Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $ 105,527 | $ 2.10T | |
| Ethereum | $ 2,545.61 | $ 307.31B | |
| Tether | $ 1.00001 | $ 155.48B | |
| XRP | $ 2.19 | $ 129.08B | |
| Binance Coin | $ 652.69 | $ 96.32B | |
| Solana | $ 150.44 | $ 79.41B | |
| USD Coin | $ 0.9998 | $ 61.58B | |
| TRON | $ 0.278349 | $ 26.40B | |
| Dogecoin | $ 0.171213 | $ 25.63B | |
| Cardano | $ 0.621855 | $ 21.99B |
The 11th largest cryptocurrency by market cap is currently Hyperliquid. In order to get into the crypto top 10, the Hyperliquid market cap would need to grow by $ 8.55B.
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:
| Sector | Sector Market Cap | Largest Coin | Coin Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layer-1 | $ 2.90T | Bitcoin | $ 2.10T |
| Proof-of-work | $ 2.15T | Bitcoin | $ 2.10T |
| Proof-of-stake | $ 566.60B | Ethereum | $ 307.31B |
| Us-coins | $ 381.82B | XRP | $ 129.08B |
| Stablecoins | $ 239.49B | Tether | $ 155.48B |
| Exchange-tokens | $ 139.16B | Binance Coin | $ 96.32B |
| Binance-smart-chain | $ 133.17B | Binance Coin | $ 96.32B |
| Ethereum-erc20 | $ 118.86B | Chainlink | $ 8.69B |
| Defi | $ 55.25B | Hyperliquid | $ 13.43B |
| Meme | $ 52.30B | Dogecoin | $ 25.63B |
| Tron-network | $ 28.70B | TRON | $ 26.40B |
| Ai | $ 15.85B | Bittensor | $ 3.10B |
| Solana-coins | $ 13.97B | Official Trump | $ 1.92B |
| Nft | $ 8.95B | Render Token | $ 1.30B |
| Yield-farming | $ 7.98B | Uniswap | $ 4.76B |
| Privacy-coins | $ 7.67B | Monero | $ 5.99B |
| Gaming | $ 7.51B | Virtual Protocol | $ 1.78B |
| Layer-2 | $ 7.39B | Mantle | $ 2.08B |
| Metaverse | $ 6.48B | Virtual Protocol | $ 1.78B |
| Bitcoin-brc20 | $ 603.93M | Dog (Bitcoin) | $ 363.71M |
| Gambling | $ 167.00M | Shuffle | $ 65.82M |
| Wrapped-coins | $ 164.75M | Wrapped NXM | $ 58.02M |
| Sui-meme-coins | $ 60.75M | LOFI | $ 34.84M |
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 63.66%.