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Derivatives dominate crypto trading volume and spot volume declines

April 4, 2026Cointelegraph, CoinMarketCap, Wu Blockchain

Cointelegraph, CoinMarketCap, and Wu Blockchain report derivatives are about 90 percent of Q1 volume while spot volume fell sharply, with concentration among top exchanges remaining high.

CoinGlass reports $20.57T overall crypto trading volume in Q1, with derivatives accounting for 90%.
Spot trading volume across the top 10 crypto exchanges fell nearly 39% in Q1 2026, dropping from $4.04T to $2.47T.
Top 5 exchanges control ~68% of total volume, with Binance alone at ~30%.
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