BlockchainBeginner#Structure#Metrics
Market Cap
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Definition
The total market value of a cryptocurrency's circulating supply (Price x Circulating Supply).
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Concept Diagram
Key Takeaways
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Market Cap = Price × Circulating Supply — the benchmark for comparing crypto asset sizes.
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Mega-Cap ($100B+) assets like BTC and ETH offer high liquidity and lower volatility.
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Nano-Cap (<$50M) assets are extremely volatile and often targeted by Meme-Agents.
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Understanding Market Cap helps avoid 'Unit Bias' — a $1 token can be more expensive than a $50k token.
Practical Example
Token A costs $0.01 with 10 billion supply = $100M market cap. Token B costs $50,000 with 20 million supply = $1T market cap. Token B is 10,000x 'bigger' despite the lower per-token price.
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BTC DominanceThe percentage of the total crypto market cap accounted for by Bitcoin, used to identify 'Altcoin Seasons'.
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TVL (Total Value Locked)The sum of all assets currently staked or invested within a DeFi protocol, reflecting its depth and adoption.
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Burn RateThe speed at which a project removes tokens from the total supply, often used as a deflationary mechanism to increase value.
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TokenomicsThe study of the economic quality of a cryptocurrency, including supply, distribution, and utility factors.
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