Largest cryptocurrencies
Ranked by market value. Changes are price changes over each period.
Crypto
Prices and market size for the largest cryptocurrencies, updated once a day, with what a coin costs in hours of work at the average U.S. wage.
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Total crypto market value
All cryptocurrencies, trillions of dollars.
Bitcoin’s share of the market
Bitcoin’s market value as a share of all crypto.
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What makes crypto different
- It can swing a lot. Bitcoin has fallen more than 70% from a peak several times. Smaller coins can lose nearly all their value.
- No deposit insurance. Coins held on an exchange are not covered by the FDIC or SIPC the way bank deposits and brokerage accounts usually are.
- No income. Unlike a stock’s dividends or a bond’s interest, most coins pay nothing; any return comes from someone paying more later.
- Taxes. In the U.S., selling, swapping or spending crypto is usually a taxable sale, and gains are taxed like gains on stock.
- Scams are common. Be wary of guaranteed returns, unsolicited “investment coaches” and pressure to move fast.
Stablecoins
Stablecoins such as USDT and USDC are designed to stay worth $1, usually by holding cash and short-term Treasury bills. They are used to move money between exchanges and apps, not to grow it, so their price lines are not charted here. A stablecoin is only as sound as the reserves behind it and the company that holds them.
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About this data
Prices, market values and the percentage changes in the table come from CoinMarketCap and are taken once a day, so they are a daily snapshot, not a live quote. The charts start on the day this page began tracking and gain a point every day. “Hours of work” divides a coin’s price by average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics, before taxes), the same wage used across the site.
Crypto data provided by CoinMarketCap. CoinMarketCap has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Cryptocurrencies are speculative and can lose most or all of their value. Educational information only, not financial or investment advice.