what is market capitalization?

market capitalization (market cap) refers to the total market value of the company's stock. The market cap is calculated by multiplying the company's share with the current market (market price) of a stock.

this figure is used to determine the size of the company against the use of sales or total assets. The size of the company is the key determinant of the various features that attract investors, including risks. a company with 20 million stocks sold at $ 100/stock has a market of 2 billion.

There are 3 types of companies based on market cap

1) LARGE-CAP COMPANY
has a market of $10 billion or more. These big companies are the major players in the industry. investing in large companies does not necessarily bring huge returns in a short time, but in the long run, these companies generally reward investors with a consistent increase in stock value.

2)MID-CAP COMPANY
generally have a market cap of $2-$10 billion. mid-cap company is a company operating in the industry that is expected to experience rapid growth. mid-cap companies carry higher risks than large-cap companies because their position is not strong, but they have the potential to grow.

3)SMALL-CAP COMPANY
companies in this category have a market cap of $300 million - $2 billion. these small companies are still new in the industry and are regarded as high-risk investments due to the age and size of their companies. With small resources, a small-cap company is very sensitive to the economic slowdown.

MARKET CAPITALIZATION (MARKET CAP) CRYPTOCURRENCY
In the cryptocurrency industry, only 5 cryptocurrency has market cap exceeding $ 10 billion and is eligible to be in the Large-cap category.

1) Large-cap cryptocurrency

1. Bitcoin : $155 bilion
2. Ethereum : $61 bilion
3. Ripple : $32 bilion
4. Bitcoin cash : $21 bilion
5. eos : $11 bilion

2) Mid-cap cryptocurrency
while another 10 cryptocurrency is in the Mid-cap category.
see list below.

1. Litecoin : $8 bilion
2. cardano : $7 bilion
3. Stellar : $6 bilion
4. iota : $5 bilion
5. neo : $4 bilion
6. tron : $4 bilion
7. monero : $4 bilion
8. dash : $3 bilion
9. nem : $3 bilion
10. tether $2 bilion

3) Small-cap cryptocurrency
1591 of the entire cryptocurrency listed on https://coinmarketcap.com is only 45 cryptocurrency which has a market cap of $ 300 million - $ 2 billion.

1. vechain : $1 bilion
2. Ethereum classic : $1 bilion
3. Qtum : $1 bilion
4. omiseGO : $1 bilion
5. Binance coin : $1 bilion
6. Lisk : $1 bilion
7. Zcash : $1 bilion
8. Bitcoin private : $970 million
9. nano : $943 million
10. Bytecoin : $940 million
11. verge : $933 million
12. bytom : $925 million
13. Populous : $845 million
14. steem : $843 million
15. wanchain : $746 million
16. BitShares : $685 million
17. Siacoin : $666 million
18. Bitcoin Diamond : $652 million
19. Zilliqa : $606 million
20. Dogecoin : $594 million
21. Decred : $592 million
22. Maker : $587 million
23. Ontology : $583 million
24. Stratis : $580 million
25. DigixDAO : $558 million
26. Waves : $526 million
27. Aeternity : $524 million
28. Ox : $524 million
29. Status : $479 million
30. Aion : $475 million
31. Mixin : $472 million
32. Rchain : $457 million
33. Golem : $440 million
34. Augur : $423 million
35. Loopring : $414 million
36. Basic Attention Token : $410 million
37. Waltconchain : $406 million
38. Hshare : $395 million
39. IOStoken : $382 million
40. Komodo : $378 million
41. Ardor : $378 million
42. DigiByte : $347 million
43. KuCoin Shares : $321 million
44. Ark : $319 million

Note: The above list is based on current position, April 25, 2018.
https://coinmarketcap.com