Total Crypto Market Cap — $2.76T Today

Current Value

$2.76T

Change over a day

+0.73%

Trend

Rising

Source

coingecko

Retrieved: 18.10.2026 08:01 MSK

What is Crypto Market Cap right now?

As of 18.10.2026, Crypto Market Cap is $2.76T (+0.73% over a day).

Updated: 18.10.2026 08:01 MSK

Crypto Market Cap: key numbers

Metric	Value	Where	As of	Source
Current value	$2.76T	Crypto Market Cap	18.10.2026	coingecko
Change over a day	+0.73%	Crypto Market Cap	18.10.2026	coingecko
30-day low	$2.74T	Crypto Market Cap	17.10.2026	coingecko
30-day high	$2.94T	Crypto Market Cap	21.09.2026	coingecko

Crypto Market Cap: $2.76T on 18 October 2026

What is Crypto Market Cap?

The total crypto market cap is the combined value of every coin in circulation: for each coin, price is multiplied by circulating supply, and the results are added up. The same number goes by several names - total cryptocurrency market capitalization, total market cap, TOTAL - but it is computed the same way. We read it from CoinGecko in the same request that gives us Bitcoin dominance, so the BTC share shown on this site is consistent with the total rather than borrowed from a different source. It is a valuation, not a measure of money inflow: the sum moves when already-issued coins are repriced, so a $100B rise in market cap does not mean $100B entered the market.

How Crypto Market Cap Affects Crypto Markets

Total market cap is read as a single line about the market's phase, and it is read next to Bitcoin dominance: the total rising while dominance falls means money is spreading into altcoins; the total rising while dominance rises means Bitcoin alone is pulling the market; the total falling while dominance rises is a flight to quality inside crypto. Two caveats belong with that reading. First, stablecoins count in the total like any other coin, so fresh issuance lifts market cap without moving a single price - the stablecoin market cap series is what separates inflow from repricing. Second, some coins circulate only a small slice of their supply, so their contribution is a thin-market price multiplied by the whole float, which makes a sharp move in one such coin look larger in the total than it is in real money.

Value History

2026-02-02 — 2026-10-18 · data points: 259

Crypto Market Cap chart min 2.12T · max 2.94T

2.00T 2.25T 2.50T 2.75T 3.00T

2 Feb 8 Apr 11 Jun 15 Aug 18 Oct

Data table (rows: 90)

Date	Value
2026-10-18	2.76T
2026-10-17	2.74T
2026-10-16	2.76T
2026-10-15	2.79T
2026-10-14	2.76T
2026-10-13	2.82T
2026-10-12	2.80T
2026-10-11	2.81T
2026-10-10	2.82T
2026-10-09	2.80T
2026-10-08	2.78T
2026-10-07	2.84T
2026-10-06	2.92T
2026-10-05	2.94T
2026-10-04	2.92T
2026-10-03	2.90T
2026-10-02	2.88T
2026-10-01	2.89T
2026-09-30	2.88T
2026-09-29	2.87T
2026-09-28	2.87T
2026-09-27	2.87T
2026-09-26	2.90T
2026-09-25	2.90T
2026-09-24	2.88T
2026-09-23	2.88T
2026-09-22	2.93T
2026-09-21	2.94T
2026-09-20	2.77T
2026-09-19	2.76T
2026-09-18	2.78T
2026-09-17	2.63T
2026-09-16	2.59T
2026-09-15	2.59T
2026-09-14	2.69T
2026-09-13	2.61T
2026-09-12	2.66T
2026-09-11	2.65T
2026-09-10	2.64T
2026-09-09	2.66T
2026-09-08	2.70T
2026-09-07	2.67T
2026-09-06	2.71T
2026-09-05	2.72T
2026-09-04	2.70T
2026-09-03	2.74T
2026-09-02	2.61T
2026-09-01	2.62T
2026-08-31	2.66T
2026-08-30	2.63T
2026-08-29	2.66T
2026-08-28	2.64T
2026-08-27	2.72T
2026-08-26	2.67T
2026-08-25	2.67T
2026-08-24	2.68T
2026-08-23	2.63T
2026-08-22	2.63T
2026-08-21	2.67T
2026-08-20	2.49T
2026-08-19	2.46T
2026-08-18	2.29T
2026-08-17	2.28T
2026-08-16	2.25T
2026-08-15	2.25T
2026-08-14	2.25T
2026-08-13	2.26T
2026-08-12	2.26T
2026-08-11	2.27T
2026-08-10	2.27T
2026-08-09	2.30T
2026-08-08	2.30T
2026-08-07	2.29T
2026-08-06	2.28T
2026-08-05	2.29T
2026-08-04	2.28T
2026-08-03	2.26T
2026-08-02	2.27T
2026-08-01	2.24T
2026-07-31	2.24T
2026-07-30	2.30T
2026-07-29	2.27T
2026-07-28	2.27T
2026-07-27	2.27T
2026-07-26	2.32T
2026-07-25	2.28T
2026-07-24	2.27T
2026-07-23	2.30T
2026-07-22	2.33T
2026-07-21	2.34T

Latest AI Analysis

RETURN OF RISK APPETITE

🟢 Positive — Sentiment has improved, but fund demand still lags

Risk appetite is back: the Fear & Greed Index rose from 53 to 63, entering greed territory. Yet bitcoin funds have recorded outflows for a second consecutive day — sentiment is running ahead of demand. Reports of possible escalation around Iran and strikes between Russia and Ukraine keep the risk of higher energy prices and a flight to safety in play. Meanwhile, prediction markets put the probability of a US recession at just 7.5%. The sentiment turnaround is encouraging, but its staying power remains uncertain without renewed fund inflows.

WHAT TO WATCH

A Fear & Greed Index close above 63 on October 17 would confirm further improvement in sentiment. This test would not establish that fund demand has returned.

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The chart above plots the whole series we hold: its start date and point count are printed under the heading, and missing days are not filled in. Values from before this indicator went live are reconstructed rather than measured - no free historical series of total market cap is offered by any of our sources, so we took CoinGecko's hourly Bitcoin market cap and divided it by the BTC share we had recorded for that same hour. Checking the method against today's live figure puts the reconstruction within half a percent of the measured value. From launch day onward the number is measured directly, in the same CoinGecko response that supplies Bitcoin dominance.

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FAQ

What is the total crypto market cap right now?

The live value sits in the card at the top of this page and updates hourly. Below it is the daily chart, and under the chart a table of values by date.

How is the total crypto market cap calculated?

For every coin, price is multiplied by circulating supply, and the results are summed. Coins that have not been issued yet are excluded, which is why market cap is always lower than fully diluted valuation (FDV), a figure that prices all future supply at today's price.

Why does your number differ from CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko?

Because aggregators track a different set of coins and disagree on circulating supply. Our own measurement on 28 August 2026: CoinGecko returned $2.69T with Bitcoin dominance at 59.2% in the same minute that CoinPaprika returned $2.80T at 57.0%. A gap of roughly 4% is normal for this metric and does not mean either site is wrong. We use CoinGecko and name the source on the page.

Do stablecoins count toward the crypto market cap?

Yes. USDT, USDC and the rest are counted like any other coin. That is why new stablecoin issuance lifts the total without moving coin prices - and why stablecoins land on the altcoin side of Bitcoin dominance.

What does a rising total crypto market cap mean?

That the market has been repriced upward on average. On its own it does not say where the move came from: Bitcoin appreciating, money rotating into altcoins, or stablecoins being minted. Reading market cap alongside Bitcoin dominance separates those cases - the same total at a different dominance describes a completely different market.

Where can I see a crypto market cap chart?

On this page, right below the value card. We plot the entire series stored in our database, with its start date and point count shown, and we do not fill in missing days.

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