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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Service Discussion (Altcoins) => Topic started by: CryptoAlphaStar on December 06, 2017, 11:14:57 AM



Title: How is coinmarketcap and cryptocompare determining Bitcoin price?
Post by: CryptoAlphaStar on December 06, 2017, 11:14:57 AM
Price is never the same on both sites. At this moment CMC shows Bitcoin at $13,200 and Cryptocompare shows Bitcoin at 12,600$.
Obviously they use different methodology for determining the price. Does anyone know what that methodology is?


Title: Re: How is coinmarketcap and cryptocompare determining Bitcoin price?
Post by: alex_rada on December 06, 2017, 11:19:16 AM
This is taken from coinmarketcap.com FAQ page:

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How are the prices calculated for the various cryptocurrencies?

Price is calculated by taking the volume weighted average of all prices reported at each market. Sources for the prices can be found on the markets section on each cryptocurrency page.