The monthly trading volume of Ethereum futures in September hit a new record of $172.2 billion, according to data from The Block.
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The previous peak was recorded in August at $163.1 billion. The month-over-month increase stood at 5.3%, and since the beginning of 2020 — almost 320%.
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Monthly Ethereum futures trading volume trend. Data: The Block Research, Skew.
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The most popular exchanges for trading Ethereum futures are Huobi, OKEx, Binance and BitMEX.
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The ratio of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures trading volumes fell to new lows — from 9.6 at the start of the year to 2 in September.
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Chart of the BTC and ETH futures trading volumes ratio. Data: The Block Research, Skew.
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The market share of the once-leading crypto-derivatives platform BitMEX has fallen sharply amid regulatory problems in the United States.
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