But for the first time in twelve months, US overtook Japan and now is having
more Bitcoin trading volume than that in Japan.
Not exact matches
He said: «We think
trading fees will calm down the market, lower
trading volumes a bit, and allow a
more healthy
bitcoin exchange market.»
Using
bitcoin as a proxy,
trading volumes have increased by
more than a third since Apr. 6, the day the market bottomed.
The global
trading volume in
Bitcoin over the past 24 hours was $ 2.8 billion, following a rise of over 100 % over the past month and
more than 1,400 % since the beginning of the year.
In South Korea, the daily
trading volume of
bitcoin hit a monthly high, as
more than 80,000
bitcoins were
traded in the past 24 hours.
This is expected to change over time as
more bitcoin exchanges gain
trading volume in different countries thereby weakening the impact of regional variances.
More bitcoins available for
trading will help markets by allowing for greater
trading volume, which should help smooth out price fluctuations.
Bitcoin accounted for roughly 48 % of the 24 - hour
trade volume, with Bitfinex turning over
more than $ 730 million worth of BTC / USD transactions.
More importantly, it is beneficial for the long - term health of the global
bitcoin market that
trading volumes from China are moving to Japan and South Korea, two countries that have the most practical and efficient regulatory frameworks for both
bitcoin investors and businesses.
For example,
bitcoin trading volume on BTCC has declined
more than 90 percent over the past few days.
«Hey guys,
bitcoin trading might be banned in China, but we just realized that there is way
more volume in other countries.
The
volume of
trading since
bitcoin's launch on CBOE has been relatively low, especially compared with
more established currencies futures.
It's also clearly helping to increasing BTC
trading volumes in the country by giving a chunk of its customer base the option to pay in
Bitcoin: Forex Magnates noted last week that China's largest
Bitcoin exchange, BTC China, had
more than doubled following the Baidu news.
Bitcoin Cash on the other hand had a pretty decent start with
more than double transaction
volume within just first 24 hours of opening its
trading window.
More importantly, the
trading volume and market share of the South Korean
bitcoin exchange market overtook that of the Chinese
bitcoin exchange market, officially becoming the third largest
bitcoin market in the world behind Japan and the US.
Second most
traded currency pair on Binance was Etherem /
Bitcoin with
more than 6 % of
trading volume.
According to Cryptocompare,
more than a half of
bitcoin trading volume in pairs with fiat accounts for the Japanese yen (57 %).
According to Bitcoinity,
more than a third of the daily
trading volume of
bitcoin happens on Bitfinex.
The
volume of
Bitcoin traded on this past Sunday alone was
more than $ 5 bln —
more than the IEX, the Chicago Stock Exchange, as well as many others.
More than 20 % of
trading volume was related to
Bitcoin versus USDT.
The bitFlyer platform has over 30 percent of the worldwide
bitcoin exchange
volume and
more than $ 100 million in virtual currency
traded in 2017, all without access to the U.S. market.
The pair
bitcoin / Japanese yen accounts for
more than 57 % of the 24 - hour
trading volume, the US dollar accounts for 29 %, and the
trading volume of
bitcoin in pair with the Korean won stands at 9 %.
You can use it to buy various goods online, and
Bitcoin trading pairs on cryptocurrency exchanges usually have far
more volume than the LTC counterparts.
The London Block Exchange, a UK
bitcoin startup, writes in its daily market report on Thursday: «As we approach the weekend — traditionally a period with less
trading volume and therefore
more prone to wild movements, with a tendency to dip — we continue to recommend closely watching
bitcoin's price to gauge the direction of the crypto markets.
More significantly, it carries 80 % of the
Bitcoin trading volume in Japan which is one of the globe's largest crypto markets.
While Ethereum has always been a distance second to
Bitcoin in terms of its price and
volume of
trading, it has earned its spot as a cryptocurrency darling — a favorite of those who take interest less in the current value of a coin and
more in the technology that backs it.
The Huobi representative added, «Current
trading volume is 37x of that in 2013 and
bitcoin price fluctuates 15.95 %, which is much
more stable than the year 2013.»
Three main Chinese crypto exchange platforms, BTCChina, Huobi and OKCoin, account for
more than 98 % of the global
bitcoin trading volume.
Using simply reported
volumes, 459 million
bitcoins were
traded in Q4 2016,
more than a three-fold increase from Q4 2015.
Prior to China instituting a fixed flat rate charge of 0.2 % on all
bitcoin trades, cryptocurrency enthusiasts had tried to estimate a «true
volume» - a
more realistic
trading volume for Chinese exchanges that may indicate the region's actual dominance in the market.
Analysts believe that the CME will be able to bring in
more trading volume and perhaps further influence the price of
Bitcoin.
Approximately 5.27 million ringgit worth of
bitcoin was
traded on Localbitcoins during the week of September 19th — a
more than 25 percent increase over the preceding week's record
volume of 3.6 million ringgit.
Xiao Lei asserts that «since 2013,
Bitcoin has seen tremendous growth in China with 95 % of the
trading volume and
more than 50 % of the computing power.»
«As the
volumes continue to grow, especially on regulated US markets, the overall spot
Bitcoin market looks
more and
more like a traditional commodity market and CBOE continues to believe that the spot market is sufficiently liquid to support a
Bitcoin exchange -
traded products (ETPs),» Concannon added.
In South Korea, the daily
trading volume of
bitcoin hit a monthly high, as
more than 80,000
bitcoins were
traded in the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin accounts for
more than half the total market cap and roughly 50 % of daily
trade volumes.
Bitcoin prices and
traded volume is surging ahead as
more Indians adopt
Bitcoin as an alternative form of currency.
This doesn't mean we won't see
more BTC / ETH
volume in the near future, though, but for now,
Bitcoin is clearly dominating all
trading portfolios.
CoinDesk Amid high
trading volumes in South Korea,
bitcoin cash is flying high today and could gain
more altitude in the near - term.