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Crypto Derivatives Lost Overall Market Share in March Despite Hitting Record High Trading Volume of $6.18T

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Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.

The share of crypto derivatives in total market activity slipped to 67.8% in March, the sixth consecutive monthly decline, according to CCData.

Trading volume in futures and options tied to cryptocurrencies on centralized exchanges rose 86.5% to a record high of $6.18 trillion, translating to three times of the total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies. Spot trading volume jumped 108% to $2.94 trillion, the highest monthly volume since May 2021. The combined spot and derivatives trading volume increased 92.9% to a record $9.12 trillion.

 

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