Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Plummets to Daily $15 Billion, a Year-to-Date Low

2026/08/04 15:01 (Updated 2026/08/04 18:01)
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Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Plummets to Daily $15 Billion, a Year-to-Date Low

Sharp Decline in Cryptocurrency Trading Volume, Clear Drop in Liquidity

Sharp Decline in Cryptocurrency Trading Volume, Clear Drop in Liquidity

The financial information account Kobeissi Letter reported on the 4th that Kaiko, a cryptocurrency data analytics firm, noted last week that the daily trading volume of the 44 spot exchanges it tracks had fallen to approximately $15 billion. This is the lowest level since the beginning of the year, representing a 70% decrease from the peak in January.

According to the account, there were two business days in February when the daily trading volume exceeded $100 billion. Since December, the average daily trading volume has...

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