Today we are excited to announce the 5 year anniversary of CoinMarketCap!
Since CoinMarketCap launched in 2013, the cryptocurrency space has grown tremendously as cryptocurrencies have cultivated mainstream interest. In this time, CoinMarketCap has also grown significantly.
When we launched CoinMarketCap, we were tracking seven cryptocurrencies and only a handful of exchanges and markets with a total market capitalization of approximately $1.6 billion USD.
As of May 1st, 2018, we are tracking over 1600 cryptocurrencies and 200 exchanges with a total market capitalization over $400 billion USD!
*The total market capitalization reached an all time high of 835 billion in January of this year.