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Crypto markets recover slightly; Bitcoin at $30,000

Crypto markets recover slightly; Bitcoin at $30,000

Global market cap is up by 0.91% and is at $1.30 trillion; regulatory bodies across the globe on alert after Terra Luna crash.

Aakanksha Chaturvedi
Aakanksha Chaturvedi
  • Updated May 18, 2022 8:39 AM IST
Crypto markets recover slightly; Bitcoin at $30,000Regulatory bodies across the globe on alert after Terra Luna crash.

Cryptocurrency markets are witnessing a slight uptrend in the last 24 hours. The global market cap is up by 0.91 per cent in the last 24 hours and is at $1.30 trillion as of 7:50 AM IST, CoinMarketCap data showed.

Bitcoin is up by 0.46 per cent, and is trading at $30,150. Ethereum rose by 1.30 per cent and is trading at $2,067.

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The USDT Tether showed 0.03 uptrend in the last 24 hours in its value and is trading at $0.999, whereas the USDC stablecoins showed 0.03 per cent downtrend in its value and is trading at $1.

The BNB token has gone up by 0.54 per cent.

XRP Ripple token is 0.77 per cent up from its value in the last 24 hours.

The ADA token showed a massive 0.75 per cent uptrend.

Solana rose by a 2.65 per cent.

The BinanceUSD stablecoin is down 0.14 per cent and is trading at $1.

Doge, the popular memecoin is amid the ten most valuable token and is up 0.65 per cent.

In other news, amid the Terra Luna crash, South Korea has launched an emergency investigation into the collapse of LUNA and UST, which were tokens minted by South Korean Web3 platform Terraform Labs.

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The crash has also caught the eyes of regulatory bodies across the world. After the US, the UK and South Korea, Bank of France' governor has called for global crypto regulation.

Moreover, Indian markets and advertisement regulators, SEBI and ASCI have proposed banning public figures from endorsing and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency products and services.

Also Read: Terra blockchain halted again as crypto TANKS 99.99%  
Also Read: Cryptocurrency markets crash: Terra Luna down 99.99%, will it wipeout? 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aakanksha Chaturvedi
Aakanksha Chaturvedi

I am a multimedia reporter working across Business Today properties, at the India Today Group.

I break stories for BusinessToday.in and write longform analytical pieces for the Business Today Magazine.

I also report for India Today TV's the Business Today Show and the Tech Today Show.

I am the youngest reporter with a cover story in the Business Today magazine (most widely read Indian business magazine). I am also the youngest reporter covering business news on TV.

I have previously worked with International Business Times (US edition) and Coin Crunch India. I graduated with a degree in mass media from Mithibai College, Mumbai in 2021.

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Published on: May 18, 2022 8:39 AM IST