Much excite, very wow: Meme coin volumes jump on local bourses

Trading of meme coins has spiked on Indian cryptocurrency exchanges, taking a cue from a resurgence in the global crypto market where the blue-chip Bitcoin and Ethereum currencies have scaled to new record highs after a year and half of falling prices.

Popular meme coins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB), Dogecoin, Floki, Vita Inu, Doge Bonk and PepePAD accounted for around half the total trading value of $113 million on the top three Indian crypto exchanges in the 24 hours till 7 pm Tuesday, according to data from global crypto data platform CoinMarketCap.