Binance’s Bitcoin Trading Volume Plunges 57% as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes connected Binance person tumbled this period arsenic lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny equine connected the world’s largest crypto exchange.

According to K33 Research, Binance’s 7-day mean spot BTC measurement is down 57% since the opening of September versus astir level readings astatine a fig of different exchanges. Volumes astatine U.S.-based rival Coinbase are higher by 9% implicit this period.

The melodramatic diminution comes arsenic Binance is successful the crosshairs of regulators astir the satellite pursuing a drawstring of lawsuits, license rejections and voluntary withdrawals. Prosecutors astatine the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are reportedly weighing charges against the company, portion the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) three months agone sued Binance, the exchange’s U.S entity Binance.US and laminitis Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, alleging aggregate national securities laws.

“The ongoing DOJ and SEC cases vs. Binance whitethorn person dissuaded marketplace makers from trading connected Binance, explaining parts of the decline,” K33 Research elder expert Vetle Lunde said. “Some marketplace making has astir apt leaked to different exchanges, but it's inactive astir definite that Binance's woes negatively interaction marketplace volumes,” helium added.

Binance curbed connected Sep. 7 its zero-fee promotion for BTC trading with TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin, 1 of the astir liquid trading pairs connected the platform, which whitethorn person contributed to the decline.

Binance.US besides suffered from an exodus successful trading activity. Data from crypto analytics steadfast Kaiko shows that the play wide trading measurement connected that level dropped to $40 cardinal from what was astir $5 cardinal earlier this year, a astir 99% decrease.

UPDATE (Sep. 19, 18:07 UTC): Adds Binance's curb connected zero-fee promotion for TUSD.