The Globe and Mail LONDON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Cryptocurrency trading volumes soared by 17 per cent last month in the wake of Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin bet, with larger exchanges taking a growing share of the overall volumes, data showed on Friday. Trading volumes jumped to $2.7 trillion in February, with volumes at major exchanges jumping over 35 per cent to $2.4 trillion, researcher CryptoCompare said. Smaller exchanges saw volumes slump by 36 per cent to $381 billion, suggesting growing consolidation of trading at larger venues.