How TrueCoinGrade calculates investment grades

TrueCoinGrade publishes transparent, rules-based letter grades for individual cryptocurrencies. Scores are derived from observable market and project data—not from price targets or discretionary “gut feel.” This page documents the factors we measure, how they are weighted, how they roll up to a composite score, and how often results refresh. Nothing here is personalized advice; grades are educational tools for comparing assets on a consistent rubric.

What we score

Each coin is evaluated across eight categories that together approximate how “investable” the asset looks from a fundamentals-style lens: market capitalization tier (size and staying power), liquidity (trading volume relative to market cap), volatility (recent price stability), market rank (relative adoption versus the broader universe), tokenomics (circulating versus total supply and issuance constraints where data exists), development activity (e.g. GitHub commit cadence when reported by our data provider), maturity and track record (time since launch / age of the network), and growth and cycle risk (distance from all-time high and longer-horizon performance context). Together these stand in for themes often discussed as technology adoption, liquidity quality, team/engineering signals (where measurable), token design, and market risk—without claiming to verify private teams or unaudited roadmaps.

Weights and composite score

Categories are combined into a single weighted average on a 0–4 scale before mapping to letters. Current weights are: market cap 25%, liquidity 20%, volatility 15%, market rank 10%, tokenomics 10%, development 8%, maturity 7%, and growth / cycle positioning 5%. Within each category, the model assigns a sub-score using published thresholds (for example, liquidity via volume to market-cap ratio bands adjusted for large-cap assets). The composite is not a forecast of returns; it summarizes how the asset scores on this fixed checklist relative to others.

Letter grades and approximate 0–100 bands

The 0–4 composite maps to letter grades for readability. For communication alongside traditional report-card language, you can picture an approximate translation to a 0–100 scale by multiplying the composite by 25 (because 4 × 25 = 100). Broadly: A corresponds to roughly 80–100, B to about 60–79, C to 40–59, D to 20–39, and F to scores materially below that range. Fine-grained pluses and minuses (e.g. B+, A-) are used at internal cut points on the 0–4 scale; see any coin page for the exact letter for that asset.

Data sources and update frequency

Market and project metrics are sourced primarily from the CoinGecko API (e.g. prices, market cap, volume, supply, rank, community stats where available, and genesis dates). Development metrics depend on what CoinGecko exposes for each project; not every asset has complete GitHub or social coverage. Our application caches responses on the server (on the order of several minutes) to balance freshness with rate limits, so two visitors a few minutes apart may see the same grade snapshot until the cache rolls forward. Major exchange outages or API anomalies can occasionally produce stale or missing fields; when data is missing, category scores fall back to conservative assumptions documented in code.

Limitations

Grades do not incorporate order-book microstructure, custody risk, regulatory outcomes, smart contract audits, or insider activity. They are not suitability analysis for any individual investor. Always cross-check with independent research and, where appropriate, a licensed professional.

Last reviewed: April 2026. Methodology may be updated; major changes will be noted on this page.