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What is the difference between total and circulating supply?

By the FOMOEgg CTO team · Updated October 16, 2026 · Lesson 39 of 48
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The FOMOEgg egg in the studio, illustrating: What is the difference between total and circulating supply?
Short answer

Circulating is what trades now; total includes locked or unreleased tokens, minus burns.

How to check it yourself

  1. Find both numbers on a tracker and on the explorer, and note any gap.
  2. Look for locked, vesting or team wallets that explain the difference.
  3. Check whether burned tokens are subtracted from total supply.

Sources

  • mudrex.comhttps://mudrex.com/learn/market-cap-vs-fdv-in-crypto-key-differences
  • cointelegraph.comhttps://cointelegraph.com/learn/fully-diluted-valuation-fdv-in-crypto

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