Crypto market cap hits $3.1T high, may soon surpass France’s GDP
If the crypto market were a country, it would be the eighth-biggest in GDP terms behind the United States, China, Germany, Japan, India, the United Kingdom and France.
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If the crypto market were a country, it would be the eighth-biggest in GDP terms behind the United States, China, Germany, Japan, India, the United Kingdom and France.
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