CryptoCompare.com

What CryptoCompare.com does

CryptoCompare.com is a London-headquartered cryptocurrency market data provider founded in 2014 and operated by Crypto Coin Comparison Limited (registered in England and Wales, company number 08846969). The company aggregates real-time and historical tick data from over 300 global cryptocurrency exchanges, normalizing coverage of more than 5,300 coins and 240,000+ currency pairs through its proprietary CCCAGG benchmark methodology, which combines 24-hour volume-weighted average pricing with a time-penalty factor and outlier detection. Its data and index subsidiary, CC Data Limited, holds FCA authorization as a Benchmark Administrator for financial instruments, financial contracts and fund performance measurement, giving CryptoCompare a regulatory credential that is uncommon among crypto data vendors.

The platform serves a dual audience. On the institutional side, it delivers B2B API subscriptions and benchmark data to asset managers, financial media, and index providers including VanEck, Thomson Reuters, Yahoo Finance, and Nomura Research Institute (via the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index). On the retail side, it operates a consumer website and mobile applications that provide prices, portfolio tracking, mining calculators, coin rankings, exchange and wallet reviews, news aggregation, and a community forum, reaching over 500,000 monthly visitors, 1,000,000+ registered users, and 250,000+ newsletter subscribers.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: subscription-based B2B API and data-feed contracts (annual billing, quote-based enterprise pricing), display and newsletter advertising plus content sponsorships on the consumer platform, and lead-generation services targeting institutional and banking audiences. The Widget Wizard enables OEM/embedded distribution on third-party sites. Following integration into the CoinDesk group of companies, the data subsidiary was rebranded as CoinDesk Data and the CryptoCompare daily newsletter was merged into CoinDesk, signaling a strategic shift toward institutional data within the parent's media and events ecosystem.

Name

CryptoCompare.com

Legal name

Crypto Coin Comparison Limited

Website

https://cryptocompare.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CryptoCompare is a London-based cryptocurrency market data provider founded in 2014, aggregating real-time and historical tick data from 300+ exchanges across 5,300+ coins. It serves institutional clients (VanEck, Thomson Reuters, Yahoo Finance) via FCA-authorized API and benchmark products and retail users through its website, mobile apps, and newsletter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cryptocurrency Market Data

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Crypto Index Providers & Benchmark Administrators (FSADAHAB)

Keywords

• Cryptocurrency market data
• Digital asset indices
• Crypto data API
• Benchmark administration
• Exchange benchmarking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. API and Data Feeds: B2B institutional data feeds providing real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data, pricing, indices, and benchmarks. Trusted by major institutions such as VanEck, Thomson Reuters, and Yahoo Finance. Revenue generated through subscription-based API access tiers.
2. Advertising and Sponsorships: Display advertising, email marketing, content sponsorships, and banner placements on the website reaching 500,000+ monthly visitors and 250,000+ newsletter subscribers. Top lists and review sponsorships also available.
3. Lead Generation: High-quality lead generation solutions targeting institutional investors, banking decision-makers, cryptocurrency traders and technology enthusiasts. Advertisers can target specific regions and audiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CryptoCompare is a cryptocurrency market data aggregation platform that collects and normalizes real-time and historical tick data from 300+ global exchanges across 5,300+ coins and 240,000+ currency pairs. It sells B2B API and data-feed subscriptions, FCA-authorized benchmark indices (CCCAGG), and an exchange benchmark/risk framework to institutional clients such as VanEck, Thomson Reuters, and Yahoo Finance. It also operates a free B2C website, mobile apps, and developer widget tools for retail traders, developers, and fintech companies.

Product overview

CryptoCompare is a comprehensive cryptocurrency data aggregation platform offering real-time market data, price tracking, and analysis across 5,300+ coins and 240,000+ currency pairs. The platform operates as a unified ecosystem combining core data services (the main website, API, and indices) with user-facing tools (portfolio management, mining calculator, coin rankings, exchange and wallet reviews) and community features (news aggregation, forum, and newsletter). The API and Widget Wizard enable developer integrations, while mobile apps extend access to mobile users. The platform also provides institutional-grade tools including cryptocurrency indices and exchange benchmarking through its FCA-authorized subsidiary CC Data Limited, now part of the CoinDesk family.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CryptoCompare Main Platform Free consumer-facing cryptocurrency data aggregation website providing real-time prices, market data, news, portfolio tracking, exchange and wallet reviews, coin rankings, and mining profitability tools for individual traders and enthusiasts.
• CryptoCompare API B2B subscription API providing programmatic access to real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data covering 5,300+ coins and 240,000+ currency pairs, used by 30,000+ clients including VanEck, Thomson Reuters, Yahoo Finance and Nomura Research Institute.
• Cryptocurrency Indices (CCCAGG) Proprietary family of FCA-authorized benchmark indices for pricing 500+ liquid digital asset pairs, used by institutional clients such as VanEck and Nomura Research Institute to power ETFs and structured investment products.
• Exchange Benchmark Framework for ranking and assessing risk associated with digital asset exchanges, providing institutional clients with data integrity signals and standardized exchange quality scores.
• CryptoCompare Mobile Apps Native iOS and Android applications providing real-time cryptocurrency price tracking, portfolio management, news, and market data for retail users on mobile devices.
• Widget Wizard Self-service developer tool for creating and embedding customizable cryptocurrency price chart widgets, news feeds, price lists, and converters on third-party websites, with theme, period and asset selection controls.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ liquid asset pairs covered by FCA-authorized CCCAGG benchmark
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MVIS (MV Index Solutions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2020CryptoCompare collaborated with MVIS Index Solutions and Intelligence Unit to jointly launch the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index in partnership with Nomura Research Institute. The index provides institutional-grade investment solutions for Japanese financial institutions and global investors, utilizing CryptoCompare's benchmark platform.
• Nomura Research Institute (NRI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2020Leading Japanese provider of consulting services and system solutions, partnered with MVIS and CryptoCompare to jointly launch the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index for Japanese financial institutions and global investors.
• Fintech Worldwide (FWW)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 January 2020CryptoCompare partnered with Fintech Worldwide, the world's leading network for fintech, blockchain and digital impact, for London Blockchain Week partnership. The collaboration enhanced CryptoCompare's presence in the blockchain event ecosystem and provided marketing exposure to fintech decision-makers.
• Intelligence Unit (IU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 December 2019Global provider of quantitative research and development for digital asset investment solutions, collaborating with MVIS and CryptoCompare on the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index for financial institutions.
• CoinDeskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCryptoCompare (through parent company Crypto Coin Comparison Limited) is part of the same group of companies as CoinDesk, Inc. CCData was rebranded to CoinDesk Data, integrating CryptoCompare's data capabilities with CoinDesk's media and events business. The daily newsletter merged with CoinDesk's institutional-grade analytics.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kaiko: Kaiko is an institutional-grade cryptocurrency market data provider offering historical and real-time trade, order book and index data via APIs, directly overlapping with CryptoCompare's B2B data feeds and indices for hedge funds and asset managers.
• The Block: The Block combines crypto news with institutional data products such as The Data Dashboard and research reports, competing with CryptoCompare on both content and institutional market intelligence.
• Glassnode: Glassnode specialises in on-chain and market intelligence dashboards for digital assets, providing institutional analytics similar to CryptoCompare's blockchain and social data offerings for sophisticated crypto investors.
• Messari: Messari provides institutional crypto research, on-chain analytics, and market data products, competing with CryptoCompare for institutional intelligence budgets and serving overlapping hedge fund and asset manager clients.
• CoinGecko: CoinGecko operates a near-identical consumer-facing crypto market data, coin ranking, exchange directory and portfolio platform, making it the closest direct competitor to CryptoCompare's free website and app products.
• CoinMarketCap: CoinMarketCap is the largest retail cryptocurrency price-tracking and market data aggregator, directly competing with CryptoCompare's website, rankings, and portfolio tools across overlapping coin coverage and audience.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv (LSEG): Refinitiv, now part of LSEG, is a global financial market data infrastructure provider whose Eikon/Workspace terminal increasingly includes crypto coverage, competing with CryptoCompare for institutional data licensing deals.
• Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg Terminal is the incumbent institutional market data and analytics platform, now extending coverage to cryptocurrencies; it competes with CryptoCompare for institutional data budgets at large asset managers and banks.

Emerging players

• TradingView: TradingView offers interactive crypto charting, social trading and market data feeds that incorporate CryptoCompare data, representing a partner-distribution channel but also a competing end-user charting destination.
• CoinDesk: CoinDesk is CryptoCompare's sister company within the same parent group, providing crypto media, events (Consensus) and the CoinDesk Data platform that has absorbed CCData; it serves overlapping institutional and retail audiences in a complementary rather than directly competitive way.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CryptoCompare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/10092533
• Facebookfacebook.com/cryptocompare

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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