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Exchange Review June 2025

In June, centralized exchanges recorded their lowest combined trading volume since October 2024, falling 22.8% to $6.48T - a stark contrast to May's record-breaking performance that saw Bitcoin reach a new all-time high of $111,960.

  • July 14, 2025
  • Monthly

Exchange Benchmark

The Exchange Benchmark is CoinDesk’s flagship research report, established in 2019 to bring clarity and accountability to a complex and rapidly evolving market. Since launching, it has become the industry standard for evaluating the risk associated with digital asset exchanges.

Backed by thousands of research hours, CoinDesk's Exchange Benchmark covers 150+ exchanges, encompassing more than 80 qualitative and quantitative metrics.

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CoinDesk Data's Stablecoins & CBDCs Report provides readers with a comprehensive analysis of the latest developments surrounding stablecoins and CBDCs, featuring data-driven insights into market capitalization, trading volumes, peg deviations, regulatory changes, and more.

Stablecoin & CBDcs Report June

CoinDesk Data's Stablecoins & CBDCs Report provides readers with a comprehensive analysis of the latest developments surrounding stablecoins and CBDCs, featuring data-driven insights into market capitalization, trading volumes, peg deviations, regulatory changes, and more.
  • Monthly
  • June 27, 2025
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CoinDesk Data's monthly Exchange Review captures the key developments within the cryptocurrency exchange market. The report includes analyses that relate to exchange volumes, crypto derivatives trading, market segmentation by fees, fiat trading, and more.

Exchange Review May 2025

CoinDesk Data's monthly Exchange Review captures the key developments within the cryptocurrency exchange market. The report includes analyses that relate to exchange volumes, crypto derivatives trading, market segmentation by fees, fiat trading, and more.
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  • June 19, 2025
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Stablecoins & CBDCs Report May

CoinDesk Data's Stablecoins & CBDCs Report provides readers with a comprehensive analysis of the latest developments surrounding stablecoins and CBDCs, featuring data-driven insights into market capitalization, trading volumes, peg deviations, regulatory changes, and more.

Exchange Review April

CoinDesk Data's monthly Exchange Review captures the key developments within the cryptocurrency exchange market. The report includes analyses that relate to exchange volumes, crypto derivatives trading, market segmentation by fees, fiat trading, and more.

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