The first web-based real-time cryptocurrency price tracking app. Live updates from the exchanges allow you to monitor your portfolio 24/7. Our team set out to create the best web app to track our bitcoin and altcoin gains. You will be bombarded with advertisements from competitors advertising products that update every five minutes. Live Coin Watch prices change every few seconds. The market capitalization of a cryptocurrency is what determines its rank. This is calculated by multiplying the volume weighted average price of the cryptocurrency by its circulating supply. To be ranked, a coin/token must trade on at least two exchanges and three markets. Prices are pulled directly form exchanges. The volume weighted average global market pairs traded on spot markets with fees is used to calculate the price of a cryptocurrency. This means that the volume of a cryptocurrency is directly related to its influence on the global average price.