CoinMarketCap self-reported cap

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What is CoinMarketCap self-reported cap?

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap is a market-data metric BlackForge measures for every listed pair on nine spot exchanges, once per closed five-minute window. The self-reported market cap from CoinMarketCap. It reports what the order book or trade tape showed, not what price will do next.

The facts

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap at a glance
Unitusd
FamilyEnrichment
KeycmcSelfMc
Quote-relativeNo
NullableYes
PlottableYes
Available fromPro plan

Live across all nine venues

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap for BTC-USDT, as measured in the latest closed window on each venue. Observed . A venue with no reading for this window shows an em dash — nothing is invented.

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap · BTC-USDT · usd
VenueSymbolCoinMarketCap self-reported cap
BinanceBTCUSDT
BitgetBTCUSDT
BybitBTCUSDT
CoinbaseBTC-USDT
GateBTC_USDT
KrakenBTCUSDT
KucoinBTC-USDT
MexcBTCUSDT
OkxBTC-USDT

Query it

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap is one field on the wide row /v1/latest returns for a pair. Set $BF to the API base and read it at .values.cmcSelfMc:

curl -H "x-api-key: $BLACKFORGE_API_KEY" \
  "$BF/v1/latest?exchange=binance&symbol=BTCUSDT"
# read the value at: .values.cmcSelfMc

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What is CoinMarketCap self-reported cap?

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap is a market-data metric BlackForge measures for every listed pair on nine spot exchanges, once per closed five-minute window. The self-reported market cap from CoinMarketCap. It reports what the order book or trade tape showed, not what price will do next.

How is CoinMarketCap self-reported cap measured?

BlackForge computes CoinMarketCap self-reported cap from each venue’s own order book and trades for every listed pair, once per closed five-minute window, and records it as usd. The value is stored exactly as observed.

Which plan includes CoinMarketCap self-reported cap?

CoinMarketCap self-reported cap is available from the Pro plan upward, and on pay-per-call over x402. See pricing for the full plan ladder.

Does CoinMarketCap self-reported cap predict where price will go?

No. CoinMarketCap self-reported cap is a measurement of what the order book or trade tape showed in the window. It carries no view on future price, and BlackForge scores nothing — every metric is a measurement, not a call.

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