[The difference between inflow and market cap and how it relates to Tethers.](http://jamescrypto.com/the-difference-between-inflow-and-market-cap-and-how-it-relates-to-tethers/)

>One thing I often see on the crypto forums and sub reddits among newer investors is the confusing of market cap with the amount of money invested in crypto. It seems most people think that if the crypto market cap is $700 billion, that means that $700 billion has been invested in crypto, but this is incorrect, and in fact the real numbers are very far apart. So confusing these two figures really distorts your perception of the market and the impact of certain factors around the marketplace.