Volumes Hit a 25-Month Freeze, But One Giant Kept Building
April 2026 just etched its name into the record books, and not in the way traders hoped. Spot CEX volume collapsed to $951.8 billion, a 25-month low that officially marks the quietest stretch since February 2024 . Futures volume followed, sinking 13.61% from March . We're now trading in a market that's 63% below the euphoric peak of December 2024, and leverage is evaporating faster than spot .
🔹 The Silence Is Deafening
This is not just a pullback. It is a prolonged low-volatility regime. Spot volumes dipped 3.5% from March's already

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