Methodology

This page explains exactly how BitAdvent gathers, calculates and presents the data you see across the site. We publish it so you can judge our numbers for yourself — transparency is the whole point.

Where our market data comes from

Live prices, 24-hour changes and trading volumes are drawn from public cryptocurrency exchange APIs. We use keyless, publicly available market feeds and cache them briefly — usually for a few minutes — to stay current without hammering any single source or exceeding fair-use limits. Prices are indicative of the broader market rather than any one venue, and can differ slightly from what you see on a specific exchange at a given instant.

Which coins we track, and why

We track a curated set of the most significant and liquid assets rather than every token in existence. This keeps our data reliable: thinly traded coins have unstable prices and untrustworthy supply figures, and listing them would lower the quality of everything else. As the market changes, the set we track changes with it.

How we calculate market capitalisation

Market cap is live price × circulating supply. Because reliable, real-time circulating-supply feeds are inconsistent across assets, we use a curated circulating-supply figure for each coin and multiply it by the live price. This keeps market caps responsive to price while avoiding the wild swings that come from unreliable supply data. Where a project’s supply is genuinely uncertain, we treat the resulting market cap as an estimate, not a precise figure.

Charts, sparklines and indicators

Price charts are built from public candlestick (OHLC) data across multiple timeframes; the small sparklines in our tables show a recent trend at a glance. Any sentiment gauges we display, such as a Fear & Greed reading, come from recognised public sources and are attributed. Charts and indicators describe what has happened and frame risk — they are not predictions, and short-term movements are dominated by noise.

Formatting and rounding

We format prices and large numbers for readability — abbreviating billions and trillions, and rounding to a sensible number of decimal places for the size of the figure. Percentages are shown to two decimal places. Rounding means a displayed value may differ marginally from a raw feed.

When we are missing data

If we cannot get reliable data for a field — a volume figure, a supply number, a price — we leave it blank rather than fill it with a guess. An empty cell means “we don’t have a trustworthy number,” not zero. We would rather show less than mislead you with more.

What we never do

We do not fabricate prices, payout times, statistics, quotes or screenshots. We do not present forecasts as facts. And we do not let a commercial relationship change a number or a conclusion. Our full standards are on our editorial guidelines page.

Limitations and updates

Crypto markets are volatile and fragmented. Data can lag, sources can disagree, and no methodology is perfect. We refine our approach as tools and data improve, and we welcome corrections via our contact page. None of the data on BitAdvent is financial advice — always verify anything you plan to act on.