Last Updated : April 18, 2022 / 10:03 IST
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Market Buzz
Cryptocurrency Prices Today on April 18: Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ether fall as Tether inches higher
The global crypto market cap stood at $1.85 trillion, down 1.27 percent over the last 24 hours. The total crypto market volume during the period reached $60.66 billion, which makes a 23.35 percent increase. Bitcoin was trading at $39,850.67. The world's biggest cryptocurrency's dominance was 40.90 percent, an increase of 0.07 percent over the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Policy Central
Digi currency to spur digital payments growth in next 5 years: Report
Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and offline payments will drive the growth of digital payments in India in the next five years, PwC India said in a report. UPI is expected to continue to be the major contributor in the digital payments space followed by BNPL, it said. The Indian digital payments market saw steady growth at a CAGR of 23 percent (volume wise), and is expected to reach 217 billion (21,700 crore) transactions in FY26 from 59 billion (5,900 crore) in FY22, said the report "The Indian Payments Handbook – 2021-26". Read more here.
Crypto buzz
'Crypto for Good': Ukrainian Official Shares Photo of New Military Equipment