Cryptocurrency Market Updates- Friday:  Over the last 24 hours, the worldwide cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 3.30 percent to USD1.96 trillion, while trading volumes increased 46.41 percent to USD113.88 billion.

Stablecoins accounted for 82.49 percent of the 24-hour cryptocurrency trading volume at USD93.94 billion, while decentralised finance (DeFi) contributed for 12.41 percent at USD14.13 billion. On the morning of February 11, Bitcoin's market domination increased by 0.40 percent to 41.80 percent, and the currency was trading at USD43,191.13.

Bitcoin declined 1.64 percent to Rs 34,29,969 in rupees, while Ethereum fell 4.4 percent to Rs 2,42,883.

Cardano was down 3.06 percent at Rs 90.54, while Avalanche was down 0.84 percent at Rs 7,100. In the previous 24 hours, Polkadot fell 5.25 percent to Rs 1,622.21 and Litecoin fell 4.3 percent to Rs 10,365. Tether was trading at Rs 79.22, up 0.79 percent.

Memecoin SHIB plummeted 6.83 percent to Rs 12.02, while Dogecoin lost 4.52 percent to Rs 12.02. Terra (LUNA) is now trading at Rs 4,154.62, down 6.16 percent.

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