Binance lost 18% of its spot trading market share to Asian exchanges by May 6 after lifting zero fee trading in March.
Analytics firm Kaiko estimates that Binance’s share of spot trading declined from 73% to 51% after it rescinded its zero-fee trading policy.
Asian Exchanges Absorb Volume as Traders Appear to De-Risk
Accordingly, rival exchanges saw an uptick, with Huobi gaining 8% of the volume and OKX 4%. South Korean exchanges saw their share increase from below 8% to roughly 14%.
Early signs pointed to the South Korean exchange Upbit as the beneficiary of Binance’s loss of market share. By the end of April, its market share has risen almost 2% in 2023.
Despite the falloff, Binance’s overall market dominance is relatively secure, with Coinbase and Upbit only accounting for about 10% of global trading volumes.
However, investors may have been spooked by the recent lawsuit by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) against Binance.
Cici Lo, founder of blockchain advisory firm Venn Link Partners, argued that investors concerned about the safety of funds on Binance migrated to other platforms to de-risk.
The CFTC has accused Binance, its former CEO Samuel Lim and CEO Changpeng Zhao of coaching U.S. market makers to bypass legal restrictions to trade derivatives on Binance.
Exchanges Diversify Revenue Streams Amid Lower Fee Revenue
Sentiments toward crypto soured around the collapses of several crypto firms last year.
The bear market saw trading volumes rapidly de
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