That's literally it. K comes from "kilo," which just means 1,000. So 100K? That's 100,000. Simple math.
Why does it matter? Because when you're analyzing projects, checking market caps, or reading tweets about token prices, these numbers pop up constantly. Missing what they mean = missing the actual picture.
Next time you see "this coin hit 500M in volume," you'll know that's half a billion dollars moving around, not some random buzzword.
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**Crypto Newbies: Stop Wondering What K, M, B Actually Mean**
Scrolling through crypto Twitter and seeing "1M followers" or "10B market cap" but have no clue what they mean? Yeah, you're not alone.
Here's the cheat sheet:
**K = Thousand** (1K = 1,000)
**M = Million** (1M = 1,000,000)
**B = Billion** (1B = 1,000,000,000)
That's literally it. K comes from "kilo," which just means 1,000. So 100K? That's 100,000. Simple math.
Why does it matter? Because when you're analyzing projects, checking market caps, or reading tweets about token prices, these numbers pop up constantly. Missing what they mean = missing the actual picture.
Next time you see "this coin hit 500M in volume," you'll know that's half a billion dollars moving around, not some random buzzword.