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Signs of recovery waned during the later stages of Q1 as trading volumes failed to continue the upward trend in Q2. While centralized crypto exchanges suffered the most due to increased pressure from regulators, the resulting volatile market conditions have not spared decentralized counterparts as well.
The latest data compiled by CoinGecko shows that spot trading volumes on decentralized exchanges have declined by more than 28%. However, Uniswap maintained its dominance in this area.
Decentralized Exchanges (DEX): Q2 Recap
Major crypto data aggregator CoinGecko launches its industry reports, which noted that spot trading volume across the top 10 decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in the second quarter of 2023 totaled $155 billion. This marks a drop of over 30% from Q1.
Despite the resurgence of Memecoin due to the PEPE explosion in Q2, it failed to see a significant increase in volume on the DEX. The decline was much smaller than CEX’s volume, which was down over 43% QoQ.
On the other hand, Uniswap consolidated its position as the largest DEX. Its trading volumes spiked in the first quarter itself due to regulatory tightening and the banking crisis in the US, which led to the USDC stablecoin being de-pegged. As a result, the inflow of investors into the decentralized exchange increased, which continued to crowd the platform in the second quarter as well. The data shows that dominance rose to 70% in May.
Furthermore, CoinGecko revealed that the release of the CRVUSD stablecoin did not have a positive impact on Curve, which experienced a decline in its volume. The report states that StableSwap ended June with 11% market share.
Trader Joe’s met a similar fate. Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized exchange also saw a decline in volume. Despite making the top 10 last quarter, Traderzo ended Q2 with just 0.3% of the market share.
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CoinGecko observed that despite its declining dominance, Ethereum was the most popular chain for DEX trading with 57% market share. It achieved DEX trading volume of $87.8 billion in the second quarter, representing 57% of all chains. The Ethereum blockchain was down over 44% QoQ when it recorded a trading volume of $158 billion with 74% market share.
In contrast, Arbitrum has performed quite well and has pulled itself up to the second spot with 17% market share by the end of June. Binance Smart Chain (BSC) followed close behind, capturing 10% market share during the same period, followed by Polygon with the fourth highest trading volume and 6% market share.
As of June, these top four chains account for more than 95% of the volume.
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Signs of recovery waned during the later stages of Q1 as trading volumes failed to continue the upward trend in Q2. While centralized crypto exchanges suffered the most due to increased pressure from regulators, the resulting volatile market conditions have not spared decentralized counterparts as well.
The latest data compiled by CoinGecko shows that spot trading volumes on decentralized exchanges have declined by more than 28%. However, Uniswap maintained its dominance in this area.
Decentralized Exchanges (DEX): Q2 Recap
Major crypto data aggregator CoinGecko launches its industry reports, which noted that spot trading volume across the top 10 decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in the second quarter of 2023 totaled $155 billion. This marks a drop of over 30% from Q1.
Despite the resurgence of Memecoin due to the PEPE explosion in Q2, it failed to see a significant increase in volume on the DEX. The decline was much smaller than CEX’s volume, which was down over 43% QoQ.
On the other hand, Uniswap consolidated its position as the largest DEX. Its trading volumes spiked in the first quarter itself due to regulatory tightening and the banking crisis in the US, which led to the USDC stablecoin being de-pegged. As a result, the inflow of investors into the decentralized exchange increased, which continued to crowd the platform in the second quarter as well. The data shows that dominance rose to 70% in May.
Furthermore, CoinGecko revealed that the release of the CRVUSD stablecoin did not have a positive impact on Curve, which experienced a decline in its volume. The report states that StableSwap ended June with 11% market share.
Trader Joe’s met a similar fate. Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized exchange also saw a decline in volume. Despite making the top 10 last quarter, Traderzo ended Q2 with just 0.3% of the market share.
chain break
CoinGecko observed that despite its declining dominance, Ethereum was the most popular chain for DEX trading with 57% market share. It achieved DEX trading volume of $87.8 billion in the second quarter, representing 57% of all chains. The Ethereum blockchain was down over 44% QoQ when it recorded a trading volume of $158 billion with 74% market share.
In contrast, Arbitrum has performed quite well and has pulled itself up to the second spot with 17% market share by the end of June. Binance Smart Chain (BSC) followed close behind, capturing 10% market share during the same period, followed by Polygon with the fourth highest trading volume and 6% market share.
As of June, these top four chains account for more than 95% of the volume.
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