Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Basic - About Coingecko - Features and Information

Coingecko is basically a website specifically for data aggregation, it has been in exixtence way back in 2014… In my opinion, as far as a reliable site when it comes to live crypto prices listings is concerned, congecko is one of the best out there. Congecko uses real-time data feeds which makes it a very reliable and convenient tool for traders and investors. On the coingecko website, there is price information, statistics of various cryptocurrencies such as trading volume, circulating supply, total and max supply, price fluctuations, percentage increases, exchanges and more. Similar to coinmarketcap which is also a major competitor, coingecko ranks it listed cryptocurrencies based on market capitalization, with bitcoin, ethereum comfortably occupying the top 2 positions.

Coingecko Features

I will be exploring the features of coingecko and giving my opinion on some of the very important features on the website. To access the coingecko features, visit coingecko.com The user interface of coingecko is simple and easy to navigate, making it very user friendly to use when it comes to accessing data and information on various cryptocurrencies.

On the front page of coingecko, you will see a list of cryptocurrencies that are ranked by marketcap. The front page occupies the top 100 cryptocurrencies by marketcap, from top to bottom.

Sign Up/Sign In

Coingecko gives users the ability to signup on the site so as to have special access to certain feature on the website such as saving portfolios and other activities. Coingecko is completely free and anyone can use it without the need to sign up, however, to have personalized capabilities, you need to sign up on the site.

The Navigation bar

The navigation bar contains links such as Home
Coins, Exchanges, DeFi, NFT, Portfolio, Publications, Resources, Products, Community.

On the coins section you will find, top gainers and large movers sections which is what I use the most when I go to the coins section. You will also find, categories section there as well to find the various categories that has been sorted to make it easy to access specific sections on the site. You will also find the Top 100 Coins by Trading Volume there as well. This is one of my favorite sections because I can see which coins are been heavily traded across various exchanges.

Exchanges gives you a list of all the exchanges that are available for Spot, Dex and Derivatives and are ranked by trading volume and number of visits.

DeFi section gives access to all the listed cryptocurrencies that are part of DeFi with the same ranking from top to bottom based on marketcap.

The NFT section is basically for Non fungible tokens. Portfolio gives you access to your portfolio that you have set up. To have access to this, you will need to sign up first.
The publication tab gives access to the different publications ranging from blog, newsletter, news, podcast etc.

The product tab gives access to the different products offered by coingecko such as apps, widgets, premium subscriptions etc.

Community tab is basically all the social channels of coingecko.

General Cryptocurrency info and data section

Coingecko displays the general cryptocurrency info and data such as total number of coins listed on coingecko, total number of available exchanges, total cryptocurrency marketcap, 24hr volume of all cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ethereum percentage dominance.

Sub Sections

The amazing thing about coingecko is that it tries to make the user experience easy by providing multiple navigations options to go to the same pages. The sub sections also links to the pages that can also be found on the main navigation bar.

The Currency tab is for switching to different currencies of your choice such as fiat currencies US Dollar, Euro, Yen etc or cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC etc. When you select any currency of your choice, coingecko changes the default currency to that selected currency making the prices show in that selected currency.

The filter tab is for filtering out different aspects of the site to focus on a particular aspect. The Portfolio tab gives you access to your portfolio that you have set up. To have access to this, you will need to sign up first.

Explore all coins tab shows all the coins that are listed on coingecko. Recently added tab shows the cryptocurrencies assets that have been added newly on the site.

The category tab is basically shows the different categories of cryptocurrencies such as stable coins, DeFi coins, exchange tokens, governance tokens, yield farming, NFT etc.

The main section of coingecko displays all the cryptocurrencies, ranking them by marketcap, from the highest to the lowest. The star icon at the side of each cryptocurrency is used to mark as favorite. This can only be done when you sign up. The front page also displays the different price percentage changes such as 1hr, 24hr and 7days which is great for technical analysis. It also displays vital cryptocurrency statistics like marketcap, trading volume and last 7days chart. Which is great because you don’t need to click on the coin before seeing the important info and data.