# Circulating asset market cap methodology

## 1. Overview

Circulating asset market cap measures the total value that has been tokenized onchain for a specific asset. It is calculated by multiplying the circulating supply of the asset by its end-of-day market price. For stablecoins, this metric represents the total outstanding supply; for tokenized funds, it reflects the onchain assets under management (AUM); and for tokenized stocks, it measures the total supply of shares issued onchain.

## 2. Data sources

- **EVM chain events**: ERC-20 `Transfer` events, covering Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, and others
- **Solana instructions**: SPL token `Mint` and `Burn` instructions
- **Other blockchain data**: Issuance and redemption events from Aptos, Near, Polkadot Asset Hub, and Stellar
- **Asset metadata**: Token addresses and decimal precision
- **External data**: End-of-day price feeds

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Identification of supply changes

- **Purpose**: Identify all onchain events that increase or decrease the total supply of an asset
- **Logic**: On EVM-compatible chains, ERC-20 `Transfer` events are parsed to identify mints (where the sender is the zero address) and burns (where the recipient is the zero address). On Solana, SPL token `Mint` and `Burn` instructions are retrieved. On other chains, such as Aptos or Polkadot Asset Hub, equivalent issuance and destruction events are identified from the respective asset programs or pallets.
- **Key fields**: `amount` (quantity of tokens), `token_address` (unique asset identifier), `timestamp` (time of the event)

### Component B: Normalization and daily supply aggregation

- **Purpose**: Convert raw event data into a continuous daily circulating supply time series
- **Logic**: Raw token amounts are normalized by decimal precision retrieved from asset metadata. The daily circulating supply is determined by calculating the cumulative sum of all identified mint and burn events for each asset. For days where no onchain activity occurs, the supply value is filled with the last known value to ensure a continuous daily record.
- **Key fields**: `amount` (normalized quantity), `timestamp` (truncated to daily grain)

### Component C: Final market cap calculation

- **Purpose**: Combine supply data with market prices to determine the total USD value
- **Logic**: The daily circulating supply is multiplied by the end-of-day market price sourced from market data providers. Data is aggregated across all supported chains to provide a comprehensive view of the asset's onchain presence. The final USD conversion is applied: `amount_usd = amount × price_usd`.
- **Key fields**: `price_usd` (end-of-day market price), `amount_usd` (final circulating market cap)

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

Tokenized asset value / AUM (assets under management) — price times circulating supply.

Circulating asset market cap

Tokenized stocks

Tokens are deployed from factory contracts as 18-decimal ShareTokens on Arbitrum and whole-unit StockTokens on BSC, minted only against securities the protocol has acquired. Dividends are distributed to holders net of withholding tax rather than reinvested into the token. Offered only to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S after onboarding.

Stove Protocol issues tokenized stocks on Arbitrum One, HashKey Chain, Pharos and BSC covering companies and ETFs listed in the U.S., Hong Kong and Korea. Each token is a debt instrument that gives holders economic exposure to the underlying share, backed 1:1 by securities held with regulated brokers. Tokens carry no shareholder rights.

Stove Finance operates Stove Protocol, an onchain issuance and settlement protocol for tokenized equities. The legal entity behind the issuer is not publicly disclosed; the terms of service are governed by British Virgin Islands law.

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Real-world asset (RWA) issuers

Stove

StandardAero (Stove Tokenized Stock) (SAROs) is a token tracking StandardAero, Inc. shares, backed by dedicated collateral.

The underlying security is listed in the industrials sector in North America.

Each token tracks one underlying share, entitles holders to dividends, which are distributed in cash, and carries no voting rights.

Professional investors, accredited investors, qualified investors, and institutions worldwide can mint and redeem directly with Stove after completing KYC.

Residents of Canada, China, the United States, and jurisdictions under applicable sanctions cannot mint or redeem with Stove.

SAROs has been issued on public blockchains since September 2026 and is native to Arbitrum One and BNB Chain.

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