While addressing a press conference, principal economic advisor, Sanjeev Sanyal said that they have not covered the cryptocurrency issue in the Economic Survey 2021-22. “This issue is a matter of some debate both inside the government ministry of finance and even in parliament. We understand the various issue of cryptos such as financial stability and this is a balanced view from our side,” said Sanyal.Ā Ā
In the meantime, the price of Bitcoin was down by 2.51 per cent and was trading at $37,066.04 at 5:45 pm, while its dominance in the crypto market is currently at 41.81 per cent, up by 0.24 per cent in the last 24 hours.Ā Ā
Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $2,532.97, with a fall of 3.22 per cent in the last 24 hours, while Binance Coin (BNB) was down by 3.56 per cent over the same period and was trading at $370.84. Solana (SOL) down by 5.38 per cent to $90.76 and Cardano (ADA) was down by 4.27 per cent to $1.02.Ā
Meme CoinsĀ Ā Ā
All major meme coins such as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Dogelon Mars (ELON), and Samoyedcoin (SAMO) have witnessed a fall in the last 24 hours.Ā Ā Ā
Dogecoin was down by 3.21 per cent while trading at $0.1381 at 5:45 pm. Rival Shiba Inu was down by 5.02 per cent and was trading at $0.00002075, Dogelon Mars fell by 6.51 per cent and was trading at $0.00000084, while Samoyedcoin was trading at $0.02375 and recorded a fall of 6.31 per cent.Ā Ā
Overall ScenarioĀ Ā
The global crypto market cap was $1.69 trillion, registering a decrease of 2.52 per cent in the last 24 hours, while the total crypto market volume was $58.04 billion, down by 1.01 per cent.Ā Ā
Shoppi Coin (SHOP) became the biggest gainer, recording a rise of 869.61 per cent; it was trading at $0.001963 at 5:45 pm. On the other hand, AnonToken (ANT) witnessed maximum loss, falling 100.00 per cent; it was trading at $0.000000000000167.Ā Ā
Latest UpdateĀ Ā Ā
In a recent announcement, Visa, a global payment network company revealed that during an earnings call its customers made $2.5 billion in payments using its crypto-linked cards during the first fiscal quarter of 2022 that ended on December 31, according to various media reports.Ā Ā Ā
Moreover, South Korean online gaming company Netmarble announced plans to launch about a dozen new games that use blockchain and metaverse technologies, Forbes reported.Ā Ā