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> It approximates the total amount of wealth currently held in the form of a particular crypto, I don't see how it does anything of the sort. * It's not the a
by davidgerard 9y ago
> It approximates the total amount of wealth currently held in the form of a particular crypto,
I don't see how it does anything of the sort.
* It's not the amount that was put in
to it
* It's not the amount you could get out of it
It's a number that's easy to calculate and gets headlines, but I can't see what else it's good for in practical terms.
Perhaps with a tiny altcoin it would be worth 51%ing it. But for anything larger, or for an ICO token? What does this number actually do?
Say there's a crypto asset that isn't getting headlines. Its market cap is $100 million. Just knowing that, what do you know about the crypto?
- scott00 9y agoYour criticisms about it not being the amount that came in or that can come out also apply to stocks. If all I know about a crypto asset is that it has a market cap of $100 million, I know it's a very niche asset in comparison to bitcoin or ethereum. It's small enough it's reasonably likely to be a scam. For me personally, it's small enough that I'm not interested in learning any more, which has practical use because my time is finite.