Binance June futures volume at $1.6T defies crypto spot trading slump

Binance futures volume jumped 80% in June, to $1.61 trillion, outpacing rivals while broader crypto trading activity remained weak.

Binance’s futures market volume is hitting a new 2026 high even as cryptocurrency spot trading remains stuck at its weakest levels in two years.

Binance, the world’s largest centralized exchange (CEX) by trading volume, recorded $1.6 trillion in futures trading volume in June, its highest level of 2026, according to CryptoQuant analyst Maarten Regterschot, who posts under the moniker "Maartuun."

“That might seem unexpected,” Maartunn wrote in a post on Friday, noting that Bitcoin remains in the mid-$60,000 range as many cautious traders continue to describe the market as bearish.

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