How many cryptocurrencies are there? What are they worth?

About 16,000 different cryptocurrencies are traded publicly, according to CoinMarketCap.com, a market research website. And cryptocurrencies continue to proliferate. The total value of all cryptocurrencies on Dec. 23 2021, was about $2.3 trillion, having fallen off an all-time high above $2.9 trillion weeks

NerdWallet rating	NerdWallet rating	NerdWallet rating
FEES0.5% – 4.5%varies by type of transaction; other fees may apply	FEES1.25%per trade	FEES0.5% – 3.99%depending on payment method and platform
ACCOUNT MINIMUM$2	ACCOUNT MINIMUM$10	ACCOUNT MINIMUM$0
PROMOTIONEarn $5in bitcoin for getting started on Coinbase	PROMOTIONGet $10 in bitcoinwhen you make your first trade of $10 or more	PROMOTION$20 of BTCfor new users after trading $100 or more within 30 days

Best cryptocurrencies by market capitalization

These are the 10 largest trading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization as tracked by CoinMarketCap, a cryptocurrency data and analytics provider.

Cryptocurrency	Market Capitalization
Bitcoin	$923.2 billion
Ethereum	$470.6 billion
Binance Coin	$88.6 billion
Tether	$77.4 billion
Solana	$56 billion
XRP	$46.6 billion
Cardano	$46 billion
USD Coin	$42.4 billion
Terra	$34.1 billion
Avalanche	$29.3 billion

Data current as of Dec. 23 2021.