- Data completeness
- 67%
- Confidence
- 66%
- Sources
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 7 Jun 2025
The take
What to know
CoinGecko is an independent cryptocurrency market-data aggregator, founded in 2014, that provides token prices, market caps, trading volume and metadata via a web platform and REST API, plus on-chain DEX data through its GeckoTerminal platform. Within the Tempo ecosystem it serves as a market- and token-data provider rather than network infrastructure.
Best for
- +Fetching token prices, market caps and trading volume programmatically via the CoinGecko API
- +Accessing on-chain DEX, liquidity and pool data through GeckoTerminal across many networks
- +Dashboards and apps needing broad multi-chain market and token metadata
Watch out
- It is an independent off-chain market-data aggregator and indexing service, not Tempo network infrastructure such as an RPC, explorer, bridge, or wallet.
- Tempo has no native token, so there is no 'Tempo' coin to track; CoinGecko's relevance is general token and market data.
The record
Key facts
- Category
- An independent cryptocurrency market-data aggregator that provides token prices, market capitalization, trading volume and asset metadata through a web platform and API.· 60%
- Founded
- Founded in 2014 by TM Lee and Bobby Ong as one of the earliest independent crypto market-data aggregators.· 60%
- Data API
- Offers a REST API for programmatic access to token prices, market caps, trading volume and metadata, with public documentation.· 85%
- On-chain DEX data (GeckoTerminal)
- Operates GeckoTerminal, an on-chain DEX and liquidity-pool data platform built by the CoinGecko team that tracks DEX prices, trading volume, liquidity and pools across many networks.· 60%
The timeline
History
2014-04
CoinGecko founded
TM Lee and Bobby Ong founded CoinGecko as one of the first independent cryptocurrency market-data aggregators.
Questions
FAQ
- What is CoinGecko?
- An independent cryptocurrency market-data aggregator founded in 2014 by TM Lee and Bobby Ong, providing token prices, market caps, trading volume and metadata through its web platform and API.
- What is CoinGecko's role in the Tempo ecosystem?
- It serves as a market- and token-data provider within the ecosystem's data/analytics/indexing segment, not as network infrastructure such as an RPC, explorer, bridge, or wallet.
- How can developers access CoinGecko's data?
- Through its REST API, which gives programmatic access to token prices, market caps, trading volume and metadata, with public documentation.
- Does CoinGecko provide on-chain DEX data?
- Yes — it operates GeckoTerminal, an on-chain DEX and liquidity-pool data platform that tracks DEX prices, trading volume, liquidity and pools across many networks.