Bitcoin was trading at ₹74.34 lakh ($77,282.93) as of 6:30 AM IST on Friday, May 22, 2026, slipping 0.34% over the previous 24 hours. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value continued its mild drift lower, though the decline remained modest in absolute terms.
Ethereum edged down 0.23% to ₹2.05 lakh ($2,126.90), while BNB fell a marginal 0.16% to ₹63,130.46 ($656.31). Polkadot shed 0.20% to ₹123.70 ($1.29), and Chainlink declined 0.36% to ₹933.62 ($9.71). XRP dropped 0.44% to ₹131.41 ($1.37), while Dogecoin fell 0.48% to ₹10.10 ($0.105).
Among the steeper decliners, Solana lost 0.52% to trade at ₹8,341.60 ($86.72), making it the single largest loser across the ten tokens tracked in this morning’s data. Cardano followed closely, falling 0.51% to ₹23.95 ($0.249).
The clear outlier in an otherwise red session was Polygon, which surged 2.57% to ₹20.99 ($0.2182), standing as the only token in the tracked list to post a gain over the 24-hour period. The move was notable given the broadly negative direction across the rest of the market.
Of the ten cryptocurrencies covered in this briefing, nine were trading lower and only one — Polygon — was in positive territory. The USD/INR rate used across all conversions was ₹96.19. Selling pressure, while present across the board, was contained, with no token recording a decline exceeding 0.52% in the period.
Market data sourced from Yahoo Finance. Prices reflect closing/last traded values as of Friday, 22 May 2026, 6:30 AM IST. Data may be delayed by approximately 5 minutes. This article is for informational purposes only.
