As many of you already know, CoinMarketCap and Etherscan both have played very important and significant roles in developing the blockchain industry. Here are brief introductions on both platforms.

CoinMarketCap

CoinMarketCap is a website for tracking capitalization of various cryptocurrencies. It provides a summary of all price related information for each cryptocurrency listed. Meaning, it is a convenient tool for all crypto enthusiasts to view their token of interest.

As of August 17th, 2018, there are 1,855 cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap. Because Coinmarketcap provides the current price, the market capitalization and volume data for every cryptocurrency, as well as historical data and charts, it has more than 100 million monthly page visits.

Etherscan

Etherscan is the BlockExplorer for the Ethereum Blockchain. Just like any BlockExplorer, Etherscan is a search engine that allows users to lookup, confirm and validate transactions, but only those on the Ethereum Blockchain.

Though a BlockExplorer for the Ethereum blockchain, Etherscan is independent of the Ethereum Foundation. It is independently operated and developed by a small team of people that are passionate about decentralized information and infrastructure.

The reason many people use Etherscan is because it makes it extremely easy for Ethereum or ERC token holders to check their transaction history. It allows everyone to easily check the wallet balance of their own, and even others.