Bank of Israel uses Ethereum blockchain for upcoming ‘digital shekels’The global crypto market cap is $1.4 Trillion with a 24-hour volume of $149.77 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $33,841.81 and the BTC dominance is at 45.3%.
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