KAIA PULSE
Calculation transparency

Methodology

How KAIA Pulse calculates target value, estimated profit or loss, hypothetical market cap and estimated market-cap rank.

Core formulas

Estimated holdings
Total investment ÷ average purchase price
Target portfolio value
Estimated holdings × target price
Estimated profit or loss
Target portfolio value − total investment
Estimated return
((Target price ÷ average purchase price) − 1) × 100
Hypothetical market cap
Target price × current circulating supply
Hypothetical FDV
Target price × current total supply

Calculations use arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic. Trading fees, tax, slippage and later exchange-rate changes are not included.

Estimated market-cap rank

The selected coin is removed from the comparison set. We then count coins whose current market cap is strictly greater than the hypothetical market cap and add one. Equal values do not rank ahead.

The default comparison depth is the current top 250. If the hypothetical market cap is below the final value in that snapshot, the result is shown as estimated outside the top 250 rather than an invented exact rank.

Supply and FDV

Provider-reported circulating supply takes priority. If it is missing but the same snapshot has price and market cap, supply is estimated as market cap divided by price and labelled as estimated. Manual supply is offered only when neither method is available.

FDV is hidden when total supply is unavailable. Portfolio value and profit or loss can still be calculated without supply, but hypothetical market cap and rank cannot.

Snapshot and limitations

Price, market cap, supply and the ranking set are fixed to the snapshot used when the form is submitted. Data older than 30 minutes carries a delay warning; rank is hidden after 24 hours.

This is a mathematical comparison that assumes circulating supply and every other coin’s market cap remain unchanged. It does not forecast a future price or rank.