Key findings:

• During the first quarter of 2023, the turbulence and loss of confidence in the crypto market have impacted trading volumes, leading to a slowdown in the growth of centralized exchanges.
• Monthly volumes averaged $932 billion, a 16.8% decline from the 2022 monthly average of $1.12 trillion. Despite the overall decline, when comparing Q1 2023 to Q4 2022, centralised exchange volumes increased by 23.2%, from $7.57bn to $9.33bn.
• When comparing the liquidity of ETH on Uniswap V3, the largest decentralized exchange, to Binance and Coinbase, we found that Uniswap V3's liquidity has grown substantially, registering an impressive 208% increase. In contrast, Coinbase and Binance have recorded declines of -6.35% and -13.4%, respectively.