{"id":83356,"date":"2023-08-21T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=83356"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:39:29","slug":"daily-trading-volume-on-coinbase-international-surges-to-287-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/daily-trading-volume-on-coinbase-international-surges-to-287-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily trading volume on Coinbase International surges to $287 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 18 August, daily turnover on the Coinbase International cryptocurrency derivatives exchange reached a record $287 million. <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/data\/crypto-markets\/futures\/coinbase-international-daily-volume\\\">The Block<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\">\\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"aligncenter size-full\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-529.webp\\\" alt=\\\"image-529\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-214024\\\"\/><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\">Data: The Block.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of activity is concentrated in perpetual contracts based on Ethereum and Bitcoin. Litecoin- and XRP-based instruments account for only a small portion of the volume.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-launches-international-exchange-for-bitcoin-futures-trading\"> launched<\/a> the platform in May 2023. The firm obtained a license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The decision came amid<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/sec-issues-wells-notice-to-coinbase\"> an investigation <span data-descr=\\\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">SEC<\/span><\/a> into the listing procedures on the exchange and its products \u2014 Coinbase Prime, Coinbase Wallet and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\"> staking<\/a> service Coinbase Earn.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\"><p>\\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are working on bringing to market new features and additional products in the second half of the year,\u201d<\/em> \u2014<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/246414\/coinbase-international-volumes-pick-up-topping-280-million-in-one-day\\\">the statement says<\/a> in a letter to the platform&#8217;s shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Greg Tusar, the company&#8217;s vice president of institutional products, year-to-date through mid-August the trading volume of perpetual contracts denominated in digital gold on Coinbase International<strong> <\/strong>reached $4.7 billion, with Ethereum-based instruments at $2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In the Bitcoin futures segment, overall trading volume declined from $1.3 trillion in March to $608 billion in July.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\">\\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"aligncenter size-full\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-530.webp\\\" alt=\\\"image-530\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-214027\\\"\/><figcaption class=\\\"wp-element-caption\\\">Data: The Block.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On 16 August 2023, Coinbase<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-to-offer-access-to-crypto-futures-after-us-regulators-approval\"> received<\/a> a license from the CFTC for a <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.marketswiki.com\/wiki\/Futures_Commission_Merchant\\\">FCM<\/a>. This will enable select US-based clients to access cryptocurrency-futures trading.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the exchange<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-to-acquire-fairx-a-regulated-crypto-derivatives-platform\"> acquired FairX<\/a> \u2014 a regulated <span data-descr=\\\"U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission\\\" class=\\\"old_tooltip\\\">CFTC<\/span> crypto-derivatives platform, which was renamed Coinbase Derivatives Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The platform is open to third-party brokers, FCMs and market makers.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/coinbase-files-application-to-register-as-a-futures-commission-merchant\"> filed<\/a> for a license in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Launch of the service for select users is expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Analysts at JPMorgan noted that the move would open a new revenue stream for the company worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the next two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 18 August, daily turnover on the Coinbase International cryptocurrency derivatives exchange reached a record $287 million. 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