KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
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KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
Brian Armstrong kembali dari Forum Ekonomi Dunia dengan pesan: keuangan tradisional mulai menganggap serius kripto
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CEO Coinbase Brian Armstrong mengatakan bahwa seorang eksekutif puncak di salah satu dari 10 bank terbesar di dunia memberitahunya bahwa kripto sekarang menjadi "prioritas nomor satu" bank tersebut dan merupakan isu "eksistensial".
Di Davos, Armstrong menyoroti tokenisasi aset dan stablecoin sebagai tema utama, berpendapat bahwa keduanya dapat memperluas akses investasi bagi miliaran orang sekaligus mengancam untuk melewati peran bank tradisional.
Dia menggambarkan pemerintahan Trump sebagai pemerintah paling mendukung kripto secara global, mendukung upaya seperti CLARITY Act, dan memprediksi bahwa agen AI akan semakin banyak menggunakan stablecoin untuk pembayaran di luar jalur perbankan konvensional.