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that "market cap" formula is simply the number of outstanding bitcoins multiplied by the current price. Completely made up and fairly meaningless
by rashkov 9y ago
that "market cap" formula is simply the number of outstanding bitcoins multiplied by the current price. Completely made up and fairly meaningless
- billmalarky 9y ago>Completely made up and fairly meaningless That's the total value of bitcoin at the moment. How is that made up and meaningless?
- hawkice 9y agoMarket cap is frequently a less-than-useful metric, but for a "currency" like Bitcoin, it means almost nothing. We have no idea, really, how much is circulating, how much is permanently lost, and there's no transaction where the market cap really plays a part.
- rothbardrand 9y agoWell, you can calculate exactly how much is circulating on the blockchain, though off chain places like exchanges and the like represent even more volume. Curious why this statement of fact is being downvoted.
- billmalarky 9y agoThe value of bitcoin seems to trend more and more towards being a digital wealth store over a currency. In that case BTC "market cap" is a somewhat useful indicator of how much wealth is stored. It's rough but market caps in general are, especially early stage companies.
- rashkov 9y agoah, you're right that is a standard measure for market capitalization
- BenoitP 9y agoIt does not have absolute meaning, but it is a good relative measure -coupled with order book depth-.