Major cryptocurrencies traded in the red early on August 5 as the global crypto market cap dropped by 1.32 per cent to $1.07 trillion over the last day. The total crypto market volume declined 8.68 per cent to $60.91 billion over the last 24 hours.
The total volume in DeFi stood at $5.73 billion, 9.41 per cent of the total crypto market 24-hour volume. The volume of all stable coins was $56.18 billion, which is 92.24 per cent of the total crypto market 24-hour volume.
The price of Bitcoin hovered over Rs 18 lakh, with a dominance of 40.75 per cent. This was a 0.30 per cent decrease over the day, according to data from CoinMarketCap.
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