Start with a simple arithmetic example
For a basic circulating-supply calculation, market capitalization is price multiplied by circulating units. Imagine asset A has one billion units at one dollar each. Imagine asset B has one million units at one thousand dollars each. Both calculations produce one billion dollars.
The example is hypothetical. It demonstrates why comparing unit prices alone can be misleading. It does not establish what either asset should be worth or whether its reported supply is reliable.
Asset A: $1 × 1,000,000,000 = $1,000,000,000. Asset B: $1,000 × 1,000,000 = $1,000,000,000.
Treat volume as another field
The dashboard’s volume field describes the provider’s reported trading activity over its stated period. It is not the same measure as market capitalization, and neither number represents money you can necessarily withdraw from an order book.
When using Skooby’s sort controls, say which field you sorted by. A table ordered by volume answers a different question from a table ordered by market cap or 24-hour percentage change.
Check the context before writing a conclusion
Confirm the asset name, source, timestamp, and snapshot status. If a metric is unavailable, keep it as missing rather than treating it as zero. For any decision requiring supply details or venue liquidity, inspect those subjects separately.
Use the table to narrow questions you want to investigate. It does not evaluate a project’s ownership, security, governance, or future returns. A numerical comparison is a starting observation, not a complete assessment.
- Choose the field relevant to your question.
- Compare assets using the same quote currency and retrieval window.
- Read missing values and stale-data labels explicitly.
- Save the source and timestamp with the comparison.
- Describe what the figures cannot establish.
Sources & scope
These guides combine Skooby product walkthroughs with the references below. Examples are illustrative. Skooby’s scans cover a limited recent window of native BTC or ETH activity.