Your point on how easily things change as far as the market cap is concerned is well-taken. At different times in different eras, varying circumstances have led to the leaders losing their positions and a new leader emerging - this is as true about companies as it is about countries. Post the second World War, USA took advantage of their geographical factors to lead the world into the next few decades. The same happened with the internet bubble burst - the top market caps before the burst and after it was different and it wouldn't surprise me if sometime down the line, the Crypto world follows the same route. Good narration about the Buddhist monk :)