From De-Fi and payments to NFTs: what is driving crypto’s value in 2021?The global crypto market cap is $1.73 trillion with a 24-hour volume of $121.84 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $55,001.69 and the BTC dominance is at 59.4%.
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