The exchange also recently saw the volume of bitcoin futures open interest (OI) – the number of existing contracts – surpass Binance (the world’s largest centralized exchange by trading volume). However, CCData notes that this trend has reversed, and open interest has fallen 8.50% to $4.42 billion. Bitcoin options on the exchange also fell, dropping almost 30% to $1.57 billion.
China’s Leading Blockchain Advocate Faces Investigation
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