The total value of a cryptocurrency, calculated by multiplying its current price by the total number of coins in circulation.
Think of it like the total value of a company's stock — it tells you how big or small a crypto project is relative to others.
Market cap helps you compare the size of different cryptocurrencies and understand whether a coin is a large, established player or a small, risky newcomer.
Watch out for judging a coin only by its price — a coin at $0.01 can have a higher market cap (and be 'bigger') than a coin at $500 if there are far more of them in circulation.
The first and most well-known cryptocurrency, created in 2009 as a digital form of money that works without banks or governments.
Any cryptocurrency that isn't Bitcoin — there are thousands of them, each with different purposes and features.
A cryptocurrency created as a joke or based on internet culture and memes, often with no serious technology or use case behind it.
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