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Topic: BTC market cap is now $40,000,000,000 - page 2. (Read 1831 times)

legendary
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Its not an indicator of nothing it is best way to compare different cryptos because knowing the price alone tells you almost nothing without also knowing how many there are.

Maybe its misnamed, its not good for comparison of crypto to companies

it actually is indicator of NOTHING. at the very least it is the worst way to compare different cryptos because with altcoins you don't ever know what their circulating supply is. a random altcoin can easily report having billions of coins but in fact have 1 or 2 million coins in circulation and that billions of coin supply creates a fake big marketcap which indicates nothing about it
legendary
Activity: 1162
Merit: 1000
Meaning, it's still only worth a fraction of what a tech giant is. (~500B range)

except the fact the market value of a tech giant and the market cap of Bitcoin, as defined as number of coins mined x price, have nothing in common and shouldn't be compared.

it is like comparing your weight with someone else's balance in the bank account, they have nothing in common.
legendary
Activity: 1876
Merit: 1475
Meaning, it's still only worth a fraction of what a tech giant is. (~500B range)

Yes, btc is still worth a fraction of its true potential. Cap is the only number you have to compare it to giants.

I agree completely. The price of a single coin doesn't say much.
1 bitcoin is very close to reaching twice the price of gold. Except "the price of gold" depends on how much gold. 1oz is just an arbitrary fraction and even 1 BTC is.

We should compare the market cap of BTC with all giants, including (the total market cap of) gold: $40billions vs $7.5trillions. It's still very far away and can grow a lot more in several years.
hero member
Activity: 3080
Merit: 603
Marketcap= indicator of nothing  Roll Eyes

You sure about it? Market cap is basis of the price today and that's why we are enjoying the current price of bitcoin and those time to come. And this is just another success for bitcoin for hitting 40 billion of investments in dollars. For the next years there will be more to come so don't say that it is an indicator of nothing.
sr. member
Activity: 533
Merit: 251
May 24, 2017, 08:16:58 PM
#9


Rather than give everyone a headache reading through the zeros, could you not simply have said $40 Billion?
sr. member
Activity: 1190
Merit: 253
May 24, 2017, 03:20:03 PM
#8
It will keep on rising!  See how people panic buys bitcoin.  In just a couple of day, bitcoin reach $2400 and soon $3000.  Well, some exchanges already selling above $3000.  Probably we will see $80,000,000,000 BTC market cap at the end of the year.
legendary
Activity: 2101
Merit: 1061
May 24, 2017, 03:13:02 PM
#7
Its not an indicator of nothing it is best way to compare different cryptos because knowing the price alone tells you almost nothing without also knowing how many there are.

Maybe its misnamed, its not good for comparison of crypto to companies
legendary
Activity: 2590
Merit: 3015
Welt Am Draht
May 24, 2017, 02:51:45 PM
#6
Yes, btc is still worth a fraction of its true potential. Cap is the only number you have to compare it to giants.

I suppose ultimately it isn't any different than a tech giant valuation, try selling every single Apple share and see where the price finishes up, but I do wish there was another way of doing it.

There are degrees of silliness to it, especially when it comes to alts.
legendary
Activity: 1137
Merit: 1035
Bitcoin accepted here
May 24, 2017, 02:49:14 PM
#5
Meaning, it's still only worth a fraction of what a tech giant is. (~500B range)

Yes, btc is still worth a fraction of its true potential. Cap is the only number you have to compare it to giants.
hero member
Activity: 644
Merit: 500
May 24, 2017, 02:44:13 PM
#4
Meaning, it's still only worth a fraction of what a tech giant is. (~500B range)
legendary
Activity: 1137
Merit: 1035
Bitcoin accepted here
May 24, 2017, 02:41:54 PM
#3
Marketcap= indicator of nothing  Roll Eyes

Market cap = total number of coins in circulation x coin price. So coin price is indicator of nothing?
hero member
Activity: 515
Merit: 506
Screw It, Let's Do It
May 24, 2017, 02:34:58 PM
#2
Marketcap= indicator of nothing  Roll Eyes
legendary
Activity: 1137
Merit: 1035
Bitcoin accepted here
May 24, 2017, 02:21:26 PM
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