CoinMarketCap
Crypto Coin Listings Exploded in 2021
In the first half of 2021, CoinMarketCap added 2,655 new crypto assets to its database to a total of 10,810 listed coins. The data aggregator and two others cited the surge to be driven by a combination of bullish price action, the influx of traditional financial institutions, influencers and celebrities to the space, a non-fungible token (NFT) boom, and the rise of meme coins. "The Hash" team digs into the data and what it reveals about the outlook for the crypto industry.
Crypto Coin Listings Exploded in 2021
Data aggregators have listed more than 2,000 new crypto assets in the first half of 2021.
Five CoinMarketCap Executives Depart Binance-Owned Firm
Binance plans to replace the executives with its own staff.
Crypto Data Site CoinMarketCap Has Gone Offline
The website for popular price aggregator CoinMarketCap appears to be down with all data and news feeds currently inaccessible.
Binance Retains Top Spot as CoinGecko Revamps Exchange Trust Metric
CoinGecko has added a cybersecurity metric to its Trust Score. As with rival data site CoinMarketCap, the largest exchange Binance retains pole position.
CoinMarketCap Metric Overhaul Keeps Owner Binance at the Top
CoinMarketCap's new ranking system gives Binance a perfect score, even after it was criticized for favoring its new owner last month.
CZ's Twitter Feed Swayed New CoinMarketCap Ranking That Put Binance on Top
CoinMarketCap's new exchange ranking gives its new owner Binance a perfect score. The site's CEO said the decision was in part based on the Twitter "presence and feed" of the exchange's CEO.
Binance Donated $2.4M in Coronavirus Medical Supplies; CZ Pledges More
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said his exchange had donated $2.4 million in crypto to buying medical supplies to fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, and plans to donate up to $5 million total.
'They Have the Users': Binance CEO Explains Why He Bought CoinMarketCap
"Even though their money generation mechanism is not as strong as Binance, they do have the users," CEO CZ tells CoinDesk. "It's a very valuable platform."
Lesser-Known Exchange Inflates Paxos Standard Daily Trading Volume to Record Highs
While it seems Paxos Standard (PAX) experienced a sudden surge in trading volumes, the stablecoin’s own issuer questions that very data.
