Crypto
Cryptocurrencies are digital assets traded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with no close. No session end, no circuit breakers, and no regulator to halt a fall. That total availability is exactly why they are so volatile: there is no overnight pause to absorb panic like every other market has.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the largest cryptocurrencies?
By market capitalization, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) hold the top two places consistently, followed by stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC), and platform coins like BNB, Solana (SOL) and XRP. Beyond third place the order changes constantly; the live table on this page shows the current ranking with price, market cap and volume.
How is a cryptocurrency's market cap calculated?
Current price × circulating supply (the coins already in the market). Total supply is not used. That is why two coins at the same price can have radically different market caps, and why the price per unit tells you nothing about whether a crypto is "expensive".
What is FDV or fully diluted valuation?
It is the price multiplied by TOTAL supply rather than circulating supply. It answers: "what would this project be worth if every coin already existed?". When FDV is several times the current market cap, a lot of supply is still to be released and current holders will be diluted.
Which cryptocurrencies should you avoid?
The ones combining several warning signs: very low daily volume relative to market cap (you will not be able to exit), few holders (fragile community and concentration risk), a tiny market cap (manipulable with little money), and uncapped issuance or a minimal fraction circulating against the total (guaranteed dilution).
Why does the crypto market never close?
Because there is no central exchange opening and closing: these are global exchanges running on networks that operate continuously. The practical consequence is that there is no overnight pause to digest news, so panic spreads unchecked and cascading liquidations happen at 3am.
How many bitcoins will ever exist?
21 million. The cap is written into the protocol and issuance halves roughly every four years (the "halving"). That is what makes Bitcoin's supply predictable, in contrast with tokens issued at a team's discretion.