Crypto Market Cap Explained: What It Means & Limitations

If you’ve spent more than ten minutes exploring cryptocurrency prices, you’ve seen market capitalization staring back at you from every exchange and data platform. It’s displayed prominently on CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, and every portfolio tracker imaginable. Yet despite its ubiquity, market cap in crypto operates fundamentally differently from its stock market counterpart—and most investors don’t fully…