The idea of anonymous cryptographic electronic money had long since been postulated, but it wasn’t until 2009 that decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin was first created. Namecoin, Litecoin, and Peercoin followed in the preceding years, and cryptocurrency began gaining momentum.
By the end of 2013, there were over 50 different cryptocurrencies. And by the end of 2014, this figure had increased by approximately 10x to over 500.
Today, there are over 10,000 cryptocurrencies in circulation.
But how did the financial landscape reach this point? And where is it heading?
Crypto Space Statistics (Top Picks)
- There are 20,268 total cryptocurrencies
- The total market cap of all cryptocurrencies is $1.025 trillion
- The trading volume of all cryptocurrencies per 24 hours is currently $107 billion
- Bitcoin has the highest current market cap at over $420 billion – more than double its closest rival Ethereum
- Four of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are directly pegged to USD value – Tether, USD Coin, Binance USD
- Approximately 8% of the US population trades cryptocurrency
- As a continent, Asia has over 4x more cryptocurrency users than any other continent
- 95% of crypto holders/crypto-curious people are aware of Bitcoin
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