Foundational Price Aggregators & Portfolio Trackers

The entry point for all crypto participants, these tools are the market’s pulse, offering basic price data, market capitalization, and simple portfolio tracking. They are essential for a macro-level overview and daily monitoring.

1.1 The Dominant Data Aggregators: Coin Market Cap & Coin Gecko

These platforms are the world’s most referenced sources for crypto prices. Their utility goes beyond simple price ticks, serving as the industry standard for reporting circulating supply, trading volume, and exchange trustworthiness.

1.2 Portfolio Trackers: The Consolidated View

Once a user holds assets across multiple wallets, exchanges, and chains, a dedicated tracker becomes mandatory. These tools automatically synchronize data to provide a unified financial statement.

• Koinly / CoinTracker: These tools specialize in tax reporting. Their primary value is generating country-specific tax forms (e.g., $\text{IRS Form 8949}$ or $\text{UK}$ tax reports) by correctly calculating the cost basis, capital gains, and handling complex transactions like staking rewards, airdrops, and gas fees.
• Delta / Blockfolio (Now FTX Portfolio): Mobile-first trackers focusing on seamless synchronization with major exchanges ($\text{API}$ keys) and wallets ($\text{read-only}$ addresses). They excel at customizable $\text{Price Alerts}$ and $\text{Profit \& Loss}$ visualization for individual positions.