CEX TradFi Volume Surges Over 100-Fold as Majority Plan Increased Trading
MEXC and CoinGecko released a report showing that traditional financial (TradFi) trading volume on centralized crypto exchanges has surged over 100-fold, from $3.46 billion in January 2025 to $393.15 billion by June 2026. The growth is largely driven by perpetual futures contracts, which accounted for 98.5% of the total volume during this period. U.S. stocks have overtaken precious metals as the largest TradFi category on these exchanges in June 2026, with a monthly trading volume increase of 337.4%. Meanwhile, precious metal volumes dropped by nearly half from their March peak. MEXC's own TradFi trading volume increased approximately 59-fold between November 2025 and May 2026. The report also highlights significant user behavior shifts: over 83% of surveyed users plan to increase traditional asset trading on crypto exchanges, with both crypto-native investors expanding into TradFi assets and experienced traders moving their activity onto CEXs.
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