Decentralized exchanges also saw growth, with spot volume hitting $279 billion to capture 19.8% of spot trading and DEX futures volume rising about 13% to $627 billion. Among centralized venues, Gate recorded the largest derivatives market share gain as its volume increased 38.2% to $396.4 billion. Gate currently ranks as the No. 3 global exchange for both derivatives and real-world asset perpetuals volume.
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All 14 Major Crypto Exchanges Grow Spot Volume to $696.7B
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Spot trading activity across the largest cryptocurrency exchanges surged 36.5% from $510.4 billion in August. Total volume for September reached $696.7 billion, with Binance leading the market at $307.8 billion, or a 44.2% share, followed by OKX with $65.8 billion and Coinbase with $61.3 billion. The top three platforms combined for 62.4% of total volume, down from 64.8% in August, while Bitcoin prices rose from roughly $77,000 to $83,000.
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