Market overview
The crypto market today
The big picture in one page: total market size, Bitcoin’s share, today’s biggest moves and which categories are growing. No predictions — just context.
- Total market cap
- $2.93T
- 24h change
- -2.10%
- 24h volume
- $56.72B
- BTC dominance
- 59.3%
Snapshot October 4, 2026 · CoinGecko global data
Top gainers (24h)
Among the top 100 by market cap, excluding stablecoins.
Market cap by category
Combined market cap of the coins in each of our categories (a coin can sit in more than one).
| Category | Coins | Combined market cap |
|---|---|---|
| Payments & money | 33 | $2.30T |
| Smart contracts | 38 | $640.52B |
| DeFi | 37 | $544.66B |
| Real-world assets | 19 | $478.11B |
| Stablecoins | 18 | $402.12B |
| Exchange tokens | 21 | $172.38B |
| ISO 20022 | 9 | $129.61B |
| Infrastructure | 29 | $57.19B |
| Privacy | 7 | $45.63B |
| Meme coins | 8 | $27.48B |
| AI | 21 | $20.50B |
What “dominance” tells you
Bitcoin dominance is BTC’s share of the total crypto market cap. When it rises, money is concentrating in bitcoin; when it falls, other coins are growing faster. It is a description of the market, not a signal to buy or sell.
Reading big daily moves
Double-digit swings in a single day are normal in crypto, especially for smaller coins. Before reacting, check why a coin moved — an unlock, a hack, a listing — and revisit our risk management guide.