Today in Data: Financial Numbers From Around the Globe

Today in Data, Malaysia considers following El Salvador’s lead in making bitcoin legal tender. Plus, Euroclear supports blockchain payments consortium Fnality, and Recharge.com expands from Amsterdam roots into Australia.

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14%: Share of El Salvador businesses that have used bitcoin since the country made it legal tender in September

992T: Number of euros involved in Euroclear’s settled securities in 2021

15: Number of Fnality member organizations

55M: Number of non-cash payments processed daily

$650B: Total amount of non-cash payments processed daily