By 2025, the Bitcoin market cap had grown to over ***** billion USD as the cryptocurrency kept growing. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the total number of Bitcoins in circulation by the Bitcoin price. The Bitcoin market capitalization increased from approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in 2013 to several times this amount since its surge in popularity. Dominance The Bitcoin market cap takes up a significant portion of the overall cryptocurrency market cap. This is referred to as "dominance". Within the crypto world, this so-called "dominance" ratio is one of the oldest and most investigated metrics available. It measures the coin's market cap relative to the overall crypto market — effectively showing how strong Bitcoin compared to all the other cryptocurrencies that are not BTC, called "altcoins". The Bitcoin dominance was above ** percent. Maximum supply and scarcity Bitcoin is unusual from other cryptocurrencies in that its maximum supply is getting closer. By 2025, well over ** million out of all 21 million possible Bitcoin had been created. Bitcoin's supply is expected to reach its maximum around the year 2140, likely making mining more energy-intensive.
Bitcoin's role within the overall cryptocurrency market picked up in 2024, whilst Ethereum lost terrain to currencies like Solana. This according to a metric that compares a coin's market cap relative to the overall crypto market called "dominance". This ratio shows how strong, for example, Bitcoin is compared to all the other cryptocurrencies. A comparison between Bitcoin and multiple other coins reveals that the shape of the crypto market has changed dramatically over time. Bitcoin typically has a dominance of over ** percent, so the interest for analysts lies more in whether Bitcoin's market share has gone up or down when compared to altcoins.
A league table of the 120 cryptocurrencies with the highest market cap reveals how diverse each crypto is and potentially how much risk is involved when investing in one. Bitcoin (BTC), for instance, had a so-called "high cap" - a market cap worth more than ** billion U.S. dollars - indicating this crypto project has a certain track record or, at the very least, is considered a major player in the cryptocurrency space. This is different in Decentralize Finance (DeFi), where Bitcoin is only a relatively new player. A concentrated market The number of existing cryptocurrencies is several thousands, even if most have a limited significance. Indeed, Bitcoin and Ethereum account for nearly ** percent of the entire crypto market capitalization. As crypto is relatively easy to create, the range of projects varies significantly - from improving payments to solving real-world issues, but also meme coins and more speculative investments. Crypto is not considered a payment method While often talked about as an investment vehicle, cryptocurrencies have not yet established a clear use case in day-to-day life. Central bankers found that usefulness of crypto in domestic payments or remittances to be negligible. A forecast for the world's main online payment methods took a similar stance: It predicts that cryptocurrency would only take up *** percent of total transaction value by 2027.
Decentralized finance or DeFi became less important within the overall crypto market, after its market share declined in 2022. This decline continued over the course of that year, when the DeFi TLV - total value locked, essentially the market size - decreased more and more. What exactly is DeFi, however? Whilst there is no general consensus what this market entails exactly, it generally refers to financial applications built atop Ethereum (ETH) especially. Applications can consist of decentralized exchanges or DEXs, such as Uniswap or PancakeSwap, or crypto protocols regarding lending and borrowing, such as Aave. These applications, on their turn, are powered by their own cryptocurrencies: The Uniswap DEX uses the Uniswap token (UNI) for governance. Nevertheless, the price development of ETH was heavily influenced by the growing popularity of DeFi.
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The Cryptocurrency Prices dataset includes prices and market capitalization data for popular cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple. The data covers daily prices and market capitalization from the inception of each cryptocurrency up to the present day.
The dataset is well-suited for exploratory data analysis, time series analysis, and predictive modeling tasks related to cryptocurrencies. It can be used to examine historical price trends, correlations between different cryptocurrencies, and the overall market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market. Additionally, the data can be used to build models that predict future prices or market capitalization> of specific cryptocurrencies.
Each row of the dataset represents a single day of trading for a particular cryptocurrency. The columns of the dataset include the following:
The dataset includes data for multiple cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, and many others. Each cryptocurrency has its own set of data columns in the dataset.
This dataset can be helpful for data analysts, data scientists, traders, investors, and anyone interested in exploring the cryptocurrency market. It is intended to facilitate research and analysis of the market and the underlying factors affecting various cryptocurrency prices and market capitalization.
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In March 2024 Bitcoin BTC reached a new all-time high with prices exceeding 73000 USD marking a milestone for the cryptocurrency market This surge was due to the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds ETFs in the United States allowing investors to access Bitcoin without directly holding it This development increased Bitcoin’s credibility and brought fresh demand from institutional investors echoing previous price surges in 2021 when Tesla announced its 15 billion investment in Bitcoin and Coinbase was listed on the Nasdaq By the end of 2022 Bitcoin prices dropped sharply to 15000 USD following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its bankruptcy which caused a loss of confidence in the market By August 2024 Bitcoin rebounded to approximately 64178 USD but remained volatile due to inflation and interest rate hikes Unlike fiat currency like the US dollar Bitcoin’s supply is finite with 21 million coins as its maximum supply By September 2024 over 92 percent of Bitcoin had been mined Bitcoin’s value is tied to its scarcity and its mining process is regulated through halving events which cut the reward for mining every four years making it harder and more energy-intensive to mine The next halving event in 2024 will reduce the reward to 3125 BTC from its current 625 BTC The final Bitcoin is expected to be mined around 2140 The energy required to mine Bitcoin has led to criticisms about its environmental impact with estimates in 2021 suggesting that one Bitcoin transaction used as much energy as Argentina Bitcoin’s future price is difficult to predict due to the influence of large holders known as whales who own about 92 percent of all Bitcoin These whales can cause dramatic market swings by making large trades and many retail investors still dominate the market While institutional interest has grown it remains a small fraction compared to retail Bitcoin is vulnerable to external factors like regulatory changes and economic crises leading some to believe it is in a speculative bubble However others argue that Bitcoin is still in its early stages of adoption and will grow further as more institutions and governments recognize its potential as a hedge against inflation and a store of value 2024 has also seen the rise of Bitcoin Layer 2 technologies like the Lightning Network which improve scalability by enabling faster and cheaper transactions These innovations are crucial for Bitcoin’s wider adoption especially for day-to-day use and cross-border remittances At the same time central bank digital currencies CBDCs are gaining traction as several governments including China and the European Union have accelerated the development of their own state-controlled digital currencies while Bitcoin remains decentralized offering financial sovereignty for those who prefer independence from government control The rise of CBDCs is expected to increase interest in Bitcoin as a hedge against these centralized currencies Bitcoin’s journey in 2024 highlights its growing institutional acceptance alongside its inherent market volatility While the approval of Bitcoin ETFs has significantly boosted interest the market remains sensitive to events like exchange collapses and regulatory decisions With the limited supply of Bitcoin and improvements in its transaction efficiency it is expected to remain a key player in the financial world for years to come Whether Bitcoin is currently in a speculative bubble or on a sustainable path to greater adoption will ultimately be revealed over time.
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The following dataset contains the attributes:
Date: Specific date to be observed for the corresponding price.
Open: The opening price for the day
High: The maximum price it has touched for the day
Low: The minimum price it has touched for the day
Close: The closing price for the day
percent_change_24h: Percentage change for the last 24hours
Volume: Volume of Bitcoin traded at the date
Market Cap: Market Value of traded Bitcoin
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This dataset, titled "Cryptocurrency Market Sentiment & Prediction," is a synthetic collection of real-time crypto market data designed for advanced analysis and predictive modeling. It captures a comprehensive range of features including price movements, social sentiment, news impact, and trading patterns for 10 major cryptocurrencies. Tailored for data scientists and analysts, this dataset is ideal for exploring market volatility, sentiment analysis, and price prediction, particularly in the context of significant events like the Bitcoin halving in 2024 and increasing institutional adoption.
Key Features Overview: - Price Movements: Tracks current prices and 24-hour price change percentages to reflect market dynamics. - Social Sentiment: Measures sentiment scores from social media platforms, ranging from -1 (negative) to 1 (positive), to gauge public perception. - News Sentiment and Impact: Evaluates sentiment from news sources and quantifies their potential impact on market behavior. - Trading Patterns: Includes data on 24-hour trading volumes and market capitalization, crucial for understanding market activity. - Technical Indicators: Features metrics like the Relative Strength Index (RSI), volatility index, and fear/greed index for in-depth technical analysis. - Prediction Confidence: Provides a confidence score for predictive models, aiding in assessing forecast reliability.
Purpose and Applications: - Perfect for machine learning tasks such as price prediction, sentiment-price correlation studies, and volatility classification. - Supports time series analysis for forecasting price movements and identifying volatility clusters. - Valuable for research into the influence of social media and news on cryptocurrency markets, especially during high-impact events.
Dataset Scope: - Covers a simulated 30-day period, offering a snapshot of market behavior under varying conditions. - Focuses on major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, and others, ensuring relevance to current market trends.
Dataset Structure Table:
Column Name | Description | Data Type | Range/Value Example |
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timestamp | Date and time of data record | datetime | Last 30 days (e.g., 2025-06-04 20:36:49) |
cryptocurrency | Name of the cryptocurrency | string | 10 major cryptos (e.g., Bitcoin) |
current_price_usd | Current trading price in USD | float | Market-realistic (e.g., 47418.4096) |
price_change_24h_percent | 24-hour price change percentage | float | -25% to +27% (e.g., 1.05) |
trading_volume_24h | 24-hour trading volume | float | Variable (e.g., 1800434.38) |
market_cap_usd | Market capitalization in USD | float | Calculated (e.g., 343755257516049.1) |
social_sentiment_score | Sentiment score from social media | float | -1 to 1 (e.g., -0.728) |
news_sentiment_score | Sentiment score from news sources | float | -1 to 1 (e.g., -0.274) |
news_impact_score | Quantified impact of news on market | float | 0 to 10 (e.g., 2.73) |
social_mentions_count | Number of mentions on social media | integer | Variable (e.g., 707) |
fear_greed_index | Market fear and greed index | float | 0 to 100 (e.g., 35.3) |
volatility_index | Price volatility index | float | 0 to 100 (e.g., 36.0) |
rsi_technical_indicator | Relative Strength Index | float | 0 to 100 (e.g., 58.3) |
prediction_confidence | Confidence level of predictive models | float | 0 to 100 (e.g., 88.7) |
Dataset Statistics Table:
Statistic | Value |
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Total Rows | 2,063 |
Total Columns | 14 |
Cryptocurrencies | 10 major tokens |
Time Range | Last 30 days |
File Format | CSV |
Data Quality | Realistic correlations between features |
This dataset is a powerful resource for machine learning projects, sentiment analysis, and crypto market research, providing a robust foundation for AI/ML model development and testing.
Bitcoin and Ethereum together made up more than **** of the crypto market in 2024, with newer coins losing out. One example is Polkadot or DOT, an altcoin that went live in August 2020 but, at first, increasingly attracting interest in 2021 as it was considered a viable competitor to Ethereum's blockchain structure. Indeed, six months after its initial release, the value of Polkadot was already *** times higher than it during its launch. By 2024, the market position of Ethereum had not changed that much.
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Prices for BTCUSD Bitcoin US Dollar including live quotes, historical charts and news. BTCUSD Bitcoin US Dollar was last updated by Trading Economics this July 28 of 2025.
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Analysis of ‘Ethereum Cryptocurrency Historical Dataset ’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/kaushiksuresh147/ethereum-cryptocurrency-historical-dataset on 30 September 2021.
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Ethereum a decentralized, open-source blockchain featuring smart contract functionality was proposed in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin. Development was crowdfunded in 2014, and the network went live on 30 July 2015, with 72 million coins premined.
Some interesting facts about Ethereum(ETH): - Ether (ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after Bitcoin. Ethereum is the most actively used blockchain. - Some of the world’s leading corporations joined the EEA(Ethereum Alliance, is a collaboration of many block start-ups) and supported “further development.” Some of the most famous companies are Samsung SDS, Toyota Research Institute, Banco Santander, Microsoft, J.P.Morgan, Merck GaA, Intel, Deloitte, DTCC, ING, Accenture, Consensys, Bank of Canada, and BNY Mellon.
The dataset consists of ETH prices from March-2016 to the current date(1830days) and the dataset will be updated on a weekly basis.
The data totally consists of 1813 records(1813 days) with 7 columns. The description of the features is given below
| No |Columns | Descriptions | | -- | -- | -- | | 1 | Date | Date of the ETH prices | | 2 | Price | Prices of ETH(dollars) | | 3 | Open | Opening price of ETH on the respective date(Dollars) | | 4 | High | Highest price of ETH on the respective date(Dollars) | | 5 | Low | Lowest price of ETH on the respective date(Dollars) | | 6 | Vol. | Volume of ETH on the respective date(Dollars). | | 7 | Change % | Percentage of Change in ETH prices on the respective date | |
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The share of stablecoins within the overall crypto market was below that of Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). This would mark a significant rise of the digital asset, as earlier calculations from December 2021 indicated a stablecoin market share of ***** percent. What may play a part in these figures is that "regular" cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum saw a significant decline in price between May and June 2022 - leading to their market cap to decline as well. Fiat-backed stablecoins like Tether, USD Coin and Binance USD, on the other hand, were not as impacted. That said, the crash of algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD and its token Terra (LUNA) led to much uncertainty on whether non-fiat backed stablecoins could work.
Cryptocurrency enjoyed a prosperous year in 2021 as the asset class enjoyed record returns. In 2021, the crypto industry's total market capitalization grew by 187.5%, peaking at around US$3 trillion, with many of the top coins offering four-digit and even five-digit percentage returns. The value of Bitcoin peaked at almost US$65,000 in mid-April 2021 before falling to US$30,000 by June 2021. Today, over 20,000 different cryptocurrencies exist, with some having little to no following while others enjoy immense popularity, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The tide turned however as the year came to an end as many economies grappled with numerous macroeconomic headwinds. Financial markets were negatively impacted by these headwinds with both stocks and fixed-income assets struggling. Cryptocurrency would not be spared, leading crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum down as much as 50% in the first half of 2022. Market experts speculate that cryptocurrency may fall even lower by year-end 2022 given the uncertainty that has recently plagued the industry following the collapse of one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Fall of FTX
Prior to November 2022, FTX was recognized as one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, gaining immense popularity during its short existence. The exchange was founded in 2019 with Sam Bankman-Fried co-founding and being the largest stakeholder in the company from inception. Mr Bankman-Fried also co-founded Alameda Research 2017, a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm.
FTX enjoyed a meteoric rise, peaking in 2021 as the company’s valuation reached US$32 billion. The exchange also issued its own cryptocurrency token called FTT. At its peak in 2021, the exchange had over 1 million users and was the third largest crypto exchange by volume with its token FTT reaching a market cap of $9.39 billion. In 2022, as crypto assets struggled, the FTX exchange stood as one of the brighter lights in the sector. As other cryptocurrency exchanges were challenged on many fronts including bankruptcy earlier in the year, the majority owner of FTX came to the rescue offering financial support to several companies including Robinhood and Voyager. Sam Bankman-Fried would soon gain the nickname “Crypto’s White Knight”.
FTX's downfall began when CoinDesk, a news site specializing in bitcoin and digital currencies, released a statement on November 2 2022 revealing that Alameda Research Trading firm was heavily invested in FTT, FTX’s own cryptocurrency, which represented around 40% of the trading firm’s asset holdings. This news put Sam in the spotlight and sparked widespread selloffs in digital assets. The story exposed the depth and complexity of the relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, including that FTX was lending significant quantities of its own token FTT to the trading firm to build up the cash levels.
Although the company attempted damage control through public reassurances to its customers, it failed to prevent customers from withdrawing their funds. Four days later on November 6 2022, Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange announced their decision to sell their entire holdings of the FTT tokens worth approximately US$529 million. Binance’s decision to liquidate its position in FTT was based on a risk management strategy following the collapse of the Terra (LUNA) crypto token earlier in 2022. Subsequent to this announcement, withdrawal requests began to rise rapidly and two days later, FTX was faced with a liquidity crisis and stopped paying back customers. While a bail-out was initially offered by Binance, it was rescinded after the necessary due diligence. As a result, eight days after the story broke, on November 11 2022 the company, FTX filed for bankruptcy.
The Bitcoin (BTC) price again reached an all-time high in 2025, as values exceeded over 117,853.31 USD on July 30, 2025. Price hikes in early 2025 were connected to the approval of Bitcoin ETFs in the United States, while previous hikes in 2021 were due to events involving Tesla and Coinbase, respectively. Tesla's announcement in March 2021 that it had acquired 1.5 billion U.S. dollars' worth of the digital coin, for example, as well as the IPO of the U.S.'s biggest crypto exchange, fueled mass interest. The market was noticeably different by the end of 2022, however, after another crypto exchange, FTX, filed for bankruptcy.Is the world running out of Bitcoin?Unlike fiat currency like the U.S. dollar - as the Federal Reserve can simply decide to print more banknotes - Bitcoin's supply is finite: BTC has a maximum supply embedded in its design, of which roughly 89 percent had been reached in April 2021. It is believed that Bitcoin will run out by 2040, despite more powerful mining equipment. This is because mining becomes exponentially more difficult and power-hungry every four years, a part of Bitcoin's original design. Because of this, a Bitcoin mining transaction could equal the energy consumption of a small country in 2021.Bitcoin's price outlook: a potential bubble?Cryptocurrencies have few metrics available that allow for forecasting, if only because it is rumored that only a few cryptocurrency holders own a large portion of the available supply. These large holders - referred to as 'whales'-are' said to make up two percent of anonymous ownership accounts, while owning roughly 92 percent of BTC. On top of this, most people who use cryptocurrency-related services worldwide are retail clients rather than institutional investors. This means outlooks on whether Bitcoin prices will fall or grow are difficult to measure, as movements from one large whale are already having a significant impact on this market.
Terra's stablecoin UST - a crypto pegged to the USD but powered by the Luna token - was close to reaching a one percent market share in 2022. Within the crypto world, this so-called "dominance" ratio is one of the oldest and most investigated metrics available. It measures the coin's market cap relative to the overall crypto market - for instance, it shows how strong Bitcoin is compared to all the other cryptocurrencies that are not BTC. The percentage for UST might sound low at first. When compared to the dominance of Decentralized Finance or Finance where stablecoins such as UST play a major role, the coin reveals itself to be one of the main players in this market.
In 2020, the distribution of the global blockchain market revenue was heavily distributed towards the banking industry, which has a market share of almost ** percent. While process manufacturing accounted for **** percent of worldwide blockchain spending. Overall, the global spending on blockchain solutions is continued to grow in the upcoming years. Blockchain technology Simply put, blockchain is a distributed ledger technology, which creates assurance between trading partners, especially in trades that occur with cryptocurrency. For example, in the case of Bitcoin and Ethereum, blockchain is the technology that allows for the transfer of these cryptocurrencies, providing confidence in financial transactions. This additional confidence through the usage of blockchain comes from the reduced fraud, increased financial inclusion, and decreased costs. This leads to the simplification of cross-border payments and settlements, which has the potential to change the global banking industry as we know it. Blockchain and Bitcoin Blockchain and Bitcoin have a symbiotic relationship as blockchain technology was created to be a database structured into “blocks” of data that is linked, or in other words, “chained”, to other sets of data. The blockchain technology stores the Bitcoin transactions in a continuous linked structure, that continues to increase with time and each transaction. Hence, with the increased popularity of Bitcoin comes the increased importance of the growing Bitcoin blockchain, which is visible in the increased number of blockchain wallet users worldwide in the past few years alone.
American adults with a relatively high income were more likely than adults with lower incomes to hold cryptocurrency as an investment tool. This is according to an annual household survey in the United States, that asked about how and why consumers would be using the digital asset. ***** percent of American adults used crypto solely for investment purposes, while only *** percent utilized it for payment transaction. The market share of cryptocurrency as a dedicated payment method was relatively low in the U.S., like in other countries. A low market size in e-commerce The impression from this survey - most consumers viewing crypto primarily as an investment vehicle, not a day-to-day payments tool - is backed up elsewhere. A 2023 ranking of the most used payment methods in global e-commerce, based on transaction value, predicted cryptocurrency was used in about **** billion U.S. dollars' worth of online shopping, or *** percent of the total market in 2023. A forecast on the value of crypto payments in e-commerce predicted a *** percent market share by 2026. Uncertainty in the industry Central banks had a clear opinion on whether blockchain has a future part to play in the global payments industry: Nearly ********** of central banks worldwide were "unsure". ** percent of the respondents imagined domestic use cases for blockchain payments, against ** percent who pictured cross-border solutions. Interestingly, payment industry professionals believed blockchain and cryptocurrency a less important payment tech trends in 2024 than real-time payments or tokenization.
According to ChainCatcher news and SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time, July 18), the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $363 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a net inflow of $497 million for the day. Currently, the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $56.974 billion.The second highest was the WisdomTree ETF BTCW, with a net inflow of $3.1143 million for the day. Currently, the historical total net inflow of BTCW has reached $40.6395 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow yesterday was the Grayscale ETF GBTC, with a net outflow of $81.2873 million for the day. Currently, the historical total net outflow of GBTC has reached $23.506 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $152.398 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) of 6.51%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $54.751 billion.
The global user base of cryptocurrencies increased by nearly *** percent between 2018 and 2020, only to accelerate further in 2022. This is according to calculations from various sources, based on information from trading platforms and on-chain wallets. Increasing demographics might initially be attributed to a rise in the number of accounts and improvements in identification. In 2021, however, crypto adoption continued as companies like Tesla and Mastercard announced their interest in cryptocurrency. Consumers in Africa, Asia, and South America were most likely to be owners of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, in 2022. How many of these users have Bitcoin? User figures for individual cryptocurrencies are unavailable. Bitcoin, for instance, was created not to be tracked by banks and governments. What comes closest is the trading volume of Bitcoin against domestic fiat currencies. The source assumed, however, that UK residents were the most likely to make Bitcoin transactions with British pounds. This assumption might not be accurate for popular fiat currencies worldwide. Moreover, coins such as Tether or Binance Coin - referred to as "stablecoins"—are" often used to buy and sell Bitcoin. Those coins were not included in that particular statistic. Wallet usage declined Total crypto wallet downloads were significantly lower in 2022 than in 2021. The number of downloads of Coinbase, Blockchain.com, and MetaMask, among others, declined as the market hit a "crypto winter" over the year. The crypto market also suffered bad press when FTX, one of the largest crypto exchanges based on market share, collapsed in November 2022. Binance, on the other hand, regained some of the market share it had lost between September and October 2022, growing by *** percentage points in November. As of 2025, the highest forecast for the global user base of cryptocurrencies is projected to reach *** million.
The market cap of Solana, a cryptocurrency connected with Decentralized Finance or DeFi, grew by *** percent in the summer of 2021. Originally launched only in **********, the rapid growth in 2021 made the digital coin one of the biggest in the world in terms of market capitalization. The altcoin's move into the spotlight coincided with the growing interest in NFTs and especially DeFi, as Solana is one of the biggest blockchains in this world. It is seen as a direct competitor to Ethereum, in that it can power decentralized applications, but in a more efficient way. Solana is said, for instance, to reach transaction speeds that are similar to a VISA transaction whilst using far less energy than Bitcoin miners.
By 2025, the Bitcoin market cap had grown to over ***** billion USD as the cryptocurrency kept growing. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the total number of Bitcoins in circulation by the Bitcoin price. The Bitcoin market capitalization increased from approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in 2013 to several times this amount since its surge in popularity. Dominance The Bitcoin market cap takes up a significant portion of the overall cryptocurrency market cap. This is referred to as "dominance". Within the crypto world, this so-called "dominance" ratio is one of the oldest and most investigated metrics available. It measures the coin's market cap relative to the overall crypto market — effectively showing how strong Bitcoin compared to all the other cryptocurrencies that are not BTC, called "altcoins". The Bitcoin dominance was above ** percent. Maximum supply and scarcity Bitcoin is unusual from other cryptocurrencies in that its maximum supply is getting closer. By 2025, well over ** million out of all 21 million possible Bitcoin had been created. Bitcoin's supply is expected to reach its maximum around the year 2140, likely making mining more energy-intensive.