Trading volume for Bitcoin (BTC) in Binance’s BTCUSDT pair fell in all three regional sessions on Oct. 17, with Europe recording the sharpest drop at 78%, Coinglass data showed.
Europe recorded $209.16 million in volume, the highest of the sessions. Asia had $174.47 million, and the U.S. logged $123.10 million. One day earlier, the corresponding totals were $968.12 million in Europe, $206.99 million in Asia and $379.91 million in the U.S. The daily comparison showed decreases of about 16% in Asia and 68% in the U.S., alongside Europe’s 78% decline.
The exchanges tracked by Coinglass held about 2.45 million BTC in total on Oct. 18. Their combined balance was 498 BTC above its level a day earlier and 7,992 BTC higher than a week earlier. Over 30 days, the total declined by 32,127 BTC.
The three largest listed balances did not move in tandem. Bitfinex held 427,606 BTC, up nine BTC on the day but down 388 BTC over seven days; Binance held 663,271 BTC, down 73 BTC for the day and up 6,539 BTC for the week. Coinbase Pro led with 837,726 BTC, after daily and weekly decreases of 678 BTC and 1,860 BTC.
Among the reported 24-hour exchange changes, OKX had the largest increase at 905 BTC, followed by Kraken at 265 BTC and Gate at 85 BTC. Coinbase Pro recorded the largest decrease; Binance was down 73 BTC and Coinone 20 BTC.
A Coinglass snapshot from Oct. 16, summarized in an earlier exchange-balance report, showed a 3,784 BTC daily increase and a 15,465 BTC rise over seven days. Its 30-day measure was down 22,456 BTC, leaving that reading negative in both snapshots.
