Crypto

Crypto holdings sit under Net Worth alongside your other assets. Cadence resolves each one to a recognised token using a ticker lookup, then stores a value based on the price at the moment you record it.

Each update you record is captured as a snapshot, so once you refresh, crypto volatility shows up honestly in your long-term picture rather than being frozen at the purchase price.

1. Open the add menu and choose Account/Asset.
2. Set the type to Cryptocurrency.
3. Search by ticker - BTC, ETH, SOL.
4. Pick the correct token from the results when more than one matches.
5. Enter the amount you hold.
6. Save.

The quantity field is the actual amount of the coin you hold. Cadence multiplies it by the price captured at your most recent Update Price to compute the value.

A crypto asset has no cost basis field. It records what you hold and what it is worth now, so there is no gain/loss figure against what you originally paid.

You can record the same coin two ways, and which you want depends on what you need from it:

Crypto prices do not refresh automatically. Whenever you want the latest figure, open the holding and tap Update Price. Cadence fetches the current price at that moment and updates the stored value; between updates the value stays exactly as you last recorded it.

Crypto values are tracked in CAD. If a token is priced in USD at the source, Cadence converts using the exchange rate at the time you tap Update Price, so your dashboard total stays in one currency. Because prices are static between updates, it is worth refreshing after any meaningful market move - otherwise your net worth chart records a flat line through a week that was anything but.