In October 2025, the global cryptocurrency market experienced a significant increase in activity. The total spot trading volume on key centralized exchanges reached $2.36 trillion, which is 36% higher than the figures from September.
This is reported by Finway
Leaders and Laggards Among Crypto Exchanges
The highest growth in spot trading volume was recorded on the KuCoin exchange, where the figure increased by 240%. Significant growth was also observed on Bitfinex (+67%) and Gate (+45%). Meanwhile, some platforms showed weaker results: trading volume on Upbit decreased by 1%, while Bitget and Bybit recorded increases of 16% and 22% respectively.
“In October 2025, activity on crypto exchanges noticeably increased. According to Wu Blockchain, the total spot trading volume on leading platforms rose by 36% compared to September, reaching $2.36 trillion.”
Dynamics of the Derivatives Market and Traffic to Crypto Exchanges
The derivatives market also showed positive dynamics: trading volume for these instruments reached $8.3 trillion, which is 27% more than the previous month. KuCoin led here as well, increasing its volume by 185%. Following were Deribit (+66%) and Crypto.com (+41%). Bitget (-2%), Gate (+21%), and Binance (+26%) experienced slower growth.
Traffic to crypto exchange websites increased by 5% in October. The largest growth was recorded on Gate (+22%), Bitfinex (+18%), and Upbit (+17%). At the same time, the most noticeable decrease in traffic was demonstrated by HTX (-32%), BitMart (-16%), and MEXC (-9%).
It is worth noting that the spot trading volume of Bitcoin on Binance reached $174 billion in October.