Crypto exchanges have become the world’s fastest-growing venues for trading traditional financial assets through perpetual futures contracts. Monthly volume surged from $3.32 billion in January 2025 to $387.39 billion in June 2026, a 117-fold increase in just 18 months. Binance dominates this market with over 58% market share and $231.49 billion in volume in June 2026 alone. The first five months of 2026 generated $1.32 trillion in cumulative volume, surpassing the entire 2025 volume of $104.21 billion. By June 2026, US equities had overtaken precious metals to reach $189.84 billion in monthly trading volume, while open interest climbed from $60 million to $4.67 billion.
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