Rank

The relative position of a cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Ethereum has largely managed to maintain as second in rank, although it was once dethroned by Ripple (XRP). XRP usually occupies the third in rank until Ripple faced security accusations with the SEC, which caused its coin to nosedive, both in market price and rank. Generally, apart from Bitcoin, the rest of the coins fluctuate in rank depending on market sentiment and price action.

Examples of coins that battle for the top ten positions include BTC, ETH, XRP, Tether (USDT), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Chainlink (LINK), Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), EOS (EOS), Monero (XMR) and Binance Coin (BNB). Since the rank of a cryptocurrency is largely dependent on the market capitalization, investor sentiments and industry news play a huge role.

Although most individuals track cryptocurrency ranks according to market cap, CoinMarketCap gives the option to adjust ranking based on price, 24-hour and seven-day price change, volume and circulating supply.