$25.09 billion market capitalisation, $106,017 of daily volume: how to proceed before you buy

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Four of the 25 largest cryptocurrencies turn over less than 0.32 percent of their market capitalisation in a day, one of them without a single listed trading venue. What the ranking leaves out, and how to spot a thin market before you buy.A cryptocurrency can sit ninth among the largest coins and still have almost no trading. Figure Heloc carries a market capitalisation of $25.09 billion, and over 24 hours holdings worth $106,017 changed hands. That is 0.0004 percent. Bitcoin managed 0.89 percent over the same period, Ethereum 2.79 percent. We therefore ran the numbers on all 25 largest cryptocurrencies, setting daily turnover against market capitalisation in each case. Four of them stay below 0.32 percent. Buy one of these assets and you own something that sits beside Bitcoin in the ranking and behaves entirely differently on the way out. cryptoticker.io collected this data itself on October 11, 2026. Market capitalisation and trading volume measure two different things Market ...