How to interpret stablecoin exchange balances
Stablecoin exchange balances show stablecoin value held in exchange wallets. Treat a rising total as potential buying power, not guaranteed demand.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
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Stablecoin exchange balances show stablecoin value held in exchange wallets. Treat a rising total as potential buying power, not guaranteed demand.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Stablecoin supply growth is the change in tokens outstanding over a period. It comes from net minting and redemptions, not demand or reserve safety.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
To interpret fear and greed extremes, treat them as a crowd emotion gauge, not a precise signal. Check the date, since the best-known index updates daily.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
MVRV compares Bitcoin's market value with the value at which coins last moved. It divides market cap by realized cap to flag profit or loss.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Total value locked (TVL) is the dollar value of crypto assets deposited in DeFi smart contracts. It sums each token's amount times its current price.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Active address counts can be misleading because they count addresses, not people. Providers define active differently, and bots can distort the number.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
TVL can mislead because it counts deposited tokens at current prices, not unique money, and the same asset can easily be counted more than once.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Exchange reserves show what an exchange says it holds, but a proof-of-reserves does not prove solvency. Check its date, auditor, and liabilities.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Exchange outflow measures crypto withdrawn from exchange wallets to outside wallets. Netflow, deposits minus withdrawals, shows the net direction.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Active addresses measure unique addresses that send or receive crypto in a set period, not people. One user or exchange can control many wallets.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Bitcoin dominance shows Bitcoin's share of the whole crypto market's value, worked out from market caps rather than money invested or trading volume.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Bitcoin dominance changes show whether Bitcoin is gaining or losing share of the crypto market; compare them with total market value and stablecoin share.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Maximum supply is the total coins a cryptocurrency's rules allow to ever exist. It sets a ceiling, while circulating supply counts coins available now.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A token unlock schedule lists when locked tokens become available. Read each column, compare with supply and volume, then check on-chain records.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Total supply is every coin that exists, including locked reserves, minus burned coins. It differs from circulating and max supply; check the contract.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Circulating supply is the number of a crypto's coins or tokens the public can trade. It drives market cap, but not liquidity or real demand.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Fully diluted valuation estimates a token's total value if every possible coin circulated. The figure uses maximum supply and often runs above market cap.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Crypto market cap is price times circulating supply, not true value. It can hide locked tokens, thin liquidity and supply counts that differ by site.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Exchange inflow measures crypto sent to exchange wallets over a chosen period. It shows potential selling pressure, not proof of sales for the asset.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Token unlocks add tradable supply and can create sell pressure, but a price drop is not guaranteed. Supply size and recipient type shape the effect.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Stablecoin exchange balances show stablecoin value held in exchange wallets. Treat a rising total as potential buying power, not guaranteed demand.
Stablecoin supply growth is the change in tokens outstanding over a period. It comes from net minting and redemptions, not demand or reserve safety.
To interpret fear and greed extremes, treat them as a crowd emotion gauge, not a precise signal. Check the date, since the best-known index updates daily.
MVRV compares Bitcoin's market value with the value at which coins last moved. It divides market cap by realized cap to flag profit or loss.
Total value locked (TVL) is the dollar value of crypto assets deposited in DeFi smart contracts. It sums each token's amount times its current price.
Active address counts can be misleading because they count addresses, not people. Providers define active differently, and bots can distort the number.
TVL can mislead because it counts deposited tokens at current prices, not unique money, and the same asset can easily be counted more than once.
Exchange reserves show what an exchange says it holds, but a proof-of-reserves does not prove solvency. Check its date, auditor, and liabilities.
Exchange outflow measures crypto withdrawn from exchange wallets to outside wallets. Netflow, deposits minus withdrawals, shows the net direction.
Active addresses measure unique addresses that send or receive crypto in a set period, not people. One user or exchange can control many wallets.
Bitcoin dominance shows Bitcoin's share of the whole crypto market's value, worked out from market caps rather than money invested or trading volume.
Bitcoin dominance changes show whether Bitcoin is gaining or losing share of the crypto market; compare them with total market value and stablecoin share.
Maximum supply is the total coins a cryptocurrency's rules allow to ever exist. It sets a ceiling, while circulating supply counts coins available now.
A token unlock schedule lists when locked tokens become available. Read each column, compare with supply and volume, then check on-chain records.
Total supply is every coin that exists, including locked reserves, minus burned coins. It differs from circulating and max supply; check the contract.
Circulating supply is the number of a crypto's coins or tokens the public can trade. It drives market cap, but not liquidity or real demand.
Fully diluted valuation estimates a token's total value if every possible coin circulated. The figure uses maximum supply and often runs above market cap.
Crypto market cap is price times circulating supply, not true value. It can hide locked tokens, thin liquidity and supply counts that differ by site.
Exchange inflow measures crypto sent to exchange wallets over a chosen period. It shows potential selling pressure, not proof of sales for the asset.
Token unlocks add tradable supply and can create sell pressure, but a price drop is not guaranteed. Supply size and recipient type shape the effect.