Catenaa, Saturday, September 06, 2025- Cryptocurrency trading volume on global exchanges surged to $1.86 trillion in August, marking the highest monthly level since January, according to market data.
This represents a 5% increase from July’s $1.77 trillion and reflects a renewed investor focus on spot trading across both centralized and decentralized platforms.
Binance retained its leading market share in August, with spot trading volume rising to $737.1 billion from July’s $706.1 billion, approaching January’s $801.1 billion peak. Bybit followed with $126.5 billion, slightly ahead of Bitget’s $126.1 billion, demonstrating the dominance of major exchanges in driving market activity.
Decentralized exchanges also saw increased activity, with total DEX volume climbing to $368.8 billion, the highest since January.
Uniswap led DEX trading with $143 billion, followed by PancakeSwap at $58.7 billion, highlighting continued interest in decentralized liquidity solutions.
The August trading surge coincided with rising investor interest in Ethereum. U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded $3.87 billion in monthly inflows, while bitcoin ETFs posted $751.1 million in outflows, signaling a shift in capital allocation toward altcoins over the past few weeks.
Analysts attribute this trend to a combination of growing Ethereum demand, ETF-driven capital flows, and a broader rebound in crypto market sentiment.
The latest figures suggest that both centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges are experiencing strong trading momentum heading into the final quarter of 2025, with investor preferences gradually shifting toward Ethereum-based assets.
