CoinDesk Data's monthly Exchange Review highlights the key developments in the cryptocurrency exchange market. Our analysis covers exchange volumes, derivatives trading, institutional CME activity, open interest, and more.

In October, the combined spot and derivatives trading volumeon centralised exchanges rose 19.0% to $5.19tn, marking the fifth-highestmonthly volume this year. The increase in trading activity coincides with the uptickin digital asset prices ahead of the US presidential election - with Bitcoin nearingits previous all-time high recorded in March.

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