What is Coinmarketcap?
{{Infobox website|name=Coinmarketcap|founded=2013|country_of_origin=United States|area_served=worldwide|owner=Binance|founder=Brandon Chez|industry=data tracking|url=https://coinmarketcap.com/}}'''Coinmarketcap''' is a website that provides information on the prices and market capitalizations of various [[Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]]. Coinmarketcap was founded in 2013 by Brandon Chez. In 2020, CMC was acquired by Binance but runs independently. CMC launched an educational rewards program in 2020, and a educational portal called CMC Alexandria in 2021. In December 2021, CMC experienced technical glitches with cryptocurrency prices for a short period. In November 2021, Coinmarketcap helped the Vice, [[New York Times]] and some other media to detect the meme coin called Squid Game as a fraud scheme. The website is also a source for crypto exchanges rankings. Kraken is named as the second largest US cryptocurrencies exchange by the New York Times who reference to Coinmarketcap.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oberman|first=Paul Vigna and Jim|title=The Programmer at the Center of a $100 Billion Crypto Storm|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-programmer-at-the-center-of-a-100-billion-crypto-storm-1516708800|access-date=2023-03-27|website=WSJ|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Yoon|first=John|date=2021-11-02|title=A cryptocurrency inspired by ‘Squid Game' crashes. The industry has questions.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/02/business/squid-coin-crypto-scam.html|access-date=2023-03-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Confidential|first=Crypto|title=Bitcoin Surges Amid Crisis; Binance's Surprising Addition|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cryptoconfidential/2020/04/05/bitcoin-surges-amid-crisis-binances-surprising-addition/|access-date=2023-03-27|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:American websites]] [[Category:Cryptocurrency]]