The value of a pile of coins (or shares) is usually computed as top_price_for_one_coin * num_coins, because this is easy to compute, but its a bullshit statistic. If you start selling, the price goes down, its like an auction, sell to the highest bidder, then next highest, and so on.
So we you see market-caps or "Jeff Bezos is worth $100B" just remember, nominal asset prices don't mean you could actually sell it and get that much cash for it.
The value of a pile of coins (or shares) is usually computed as top_price_for_one_coin * num_coins, because this is easy to compute, but its a bullshit statistic. If you start selling, the price goes down, its like an auction, sell to the highest bidder, then next highest, and so on.
So we you see market-caps or "Jeff Bezos is worth $100B" just remember, nominal asset prices don't mean you could actually sell it and get that much cash for it.