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Why crypto prices differ between platforms
An exchange quote and an aggregated market price are different measures.
Editorial illustration · not a photograph of a news eventEvery trading venue has its own order book and trades. A last-trade price reflects a specific market, currency pair and time.
Aggregators combine multiple sources using their own methodology. This site labels Binance USDT live quotes separately from CoinGecko market-cap snapshots.
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