EXMO Blog | Crypto market overview for the fourth quarter of 2021: losses in the crypto market and growth in trading volumes on EXMO

EXMO's quarterly cryptocurrency review is an analytical report with up-to-date information about cryptocurrencies.

The fourth quarter review includes data oncapitalization, trading volumes, information about leaders and anti-leaders, as well as the correlation of cryptocurrency rates broken down by months and for the entire period under review.

The capitalization of the crypto market for the fourth quarter increased by 13%,despite its reduction in December.

At the end of the quarter and 2021, the crypto market in terms of capitalization is second only to the two largest public companies– Apple and Microsoft.

Trading volumes for the reporting period also increased by 13%, not fully recovering from a 38% decline in the third quarter.Trading activity fell sharply in December, which is traditionally observed at the end of the year.

The median value of the cryptocurrency index of fear and greed for the quarter was 53 pointsand is located within the “Neutral Zone”.

Among the leading cryptocurrencies, the largest increasebalances for the quarter were recorded at Polkadot (DOT), Algorand (ALGO) and Ethereum (ETH). The first two assets accumulated the most in the third quarter. The biggest decline was seen in Cardano (ADA) balance sheets, despite their 73% increase in the previous quarter.

Top 10 cryptocurrencies in terms of balance on EXMO

At the end of the quarter the list includedBitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP (XRP), Exmo Coin (EXM), Tether (USDT), Ton (TONCOIN), Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA), Litecoin (LTC) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) ).

For almost two-thirds of cryptocurrencies, the quarter turned out to be unprofitable.The price of 68% of assets fell by more than 5%, more than half of the assets - by 15% or more. At the same time, almost half of the cryptocurrencies that closed the quarter in positive territory showed growth above 30%.

Among all cryptocurrencies listed on EXMO over the past quarter, the number of holders increased the mostTON (+239%), polkadot (+60%) and roobee (+48%). The number of holders of ethereum (-3%), vitae (-3%) and bitcoin gold (-3%) decreased most noticeably.

Top 10 cryptocurrencies by the number of holders

At the end of the quarter the list includedBitcoin (BTC), XRP (XRP), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Exmo Coin (EXM), Tron (TRX), Litecoin (LTC), Cardano (ADA), Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Stellar (XLM) ).

This is a brief summary of the main results of the fourth quarter. Read the full version in the Quarterly Crypto Market Review.