Cryptocurrency in 2021: Bitcoin Nears $70,000, Memecoins Roar, China Cracks Down

Bitcoin close to $70,000 (roughly Rs. 52,11,600), "memecoins" worth billions of dollars, a blockbuster Wall Street listing, and a sweeping Chinese crackdown: 2021 was the wildest yet for cryptocurrencies, even by the sector's volatile standards.