Circulating supply
Plain definition. Circulating supply is the part of a cryptocurrency’s total supply that is publicly available and actively moving in the market, according to Yahoo Finance.
Technical definition. Yahoo Finance defines circulating supply as “the portion of total supply that is publicly available and actively circulating in the market.” Total supply, on the same page, is the number of tokens that currently exist minus any coins that have been burned. Circulating supply is the quantity used to calculate market capitalisation: Market Cap = Current Price × Circulating Supply.
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On this site, Circulating supply comes up in What is XRP’s price and market cap, and what has its price history been?, How was the original 100 billion XRP distributed, and how much have the founders sold?, Will XRP run out (“supply shock”)? How much XRP is actually available to trade?, What market value would a given XRP price imply, and what does the evidence say it would take? and What does bank payment use imply per XRP, and what does the evidence support?.
Source
XRP XRP (XRP-USD) Live Price, News, Chart & Price History - Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com), read October 2, 2026.
Pages that cover Circulating supply
- What market value would a given XRP price imply, and what does the evidence say it would take?
- What is XRP's price and market cap, and what has its price history been?
- Will XRP run out ("supply shock")? How much XRP is actually available to trade?
- How was the original 100 billion XRP distributed, and how much have the founders sold?
- What does bank payment use imply per XRP, and what does the evidence support?