After struggling with bearish action for several days, Bitcoin is finally finding stability once again above the $111,000 price level. Even with the downward trend, the crypto king has demonstrated a remarkable performance in its futures volume on the Binance exchange, which has risen sharply to unprecedented levels.
Bitcoin’s decline from its recent all-time high did not hinder its derivatives market on Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. In a significant development that highlights Bitcoin’s increasing dominance in the world financial market, Binance BTC futures have surged to an all-time high.
Darkfost, a market expert and author, reported the development on the social media platform X after examining the Binance Spot/Futures Volume metric. The remarkable increase in futures volume demonstrates the growing desire for exposure to leveraged crypto.
Furthermore, it shows how investors’ perceptions of digital assets have changed in comparison to traditional wealth stores. With its futures volume rising at a rapid rate, BTC could experience renewed momentum, pushing its price back toward its all-time high.
Data shows that the volume of BTC futures on Binance has reached a staggering $700 trillion. This massive volume exceeds the projected value of the entire real estate market, which is five times greater than the total capitalization of all worldwide stocks and bonds.
According to the expert, this milestone comes as Binance prepares to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the launch of futures on the platform. Specifically, futures trading made its debut on the leading platform on September 13, 2019.
Given Binance’s robust dominance in the crypto landscape, the move marked a pivotal shift in how Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market will be traded. It also positions Binance ahead of all other crypto exchanges.
The chart shows that Binance BTC futures volumes have increased to high levels in the current cycle. In addition, the metric reached a historical daily volume record of over $85 billion on March 5, 2024, which coincided with BTC’s attempt to surpass its 2021 all-time high.
Since the introduction of futures trading, the initiative now accounts for a larger portion of the Bitcoin market, which required less than 1 year to overtake spot trading. The dominance suggests that a large portion of BTC is being traded on futures rather than spot. Recent data reveals that the Binance Spot-to-Futures metric is situated at level 0.22, meaning that for every $1 invested in Bitcoin spot, $4 is traded in futures on the platform.
BTC futures may be dominating Bitcoin trading, but there is still a slight increase in BTC spot market volume in 2025 when compared to 2023/2024, discounting the surge observed in March 2024. According to Darkfost, this slight rise in activity is still a positive sign of growing appetite for direct BTC exposure.