BTC pairings were found to comprise approximately 33% of the roughly “$12 [billion] in traded volume at press time for 18 June 2018.” ETH pairings represented 12% of total volume, followed by BCH with 3%, and XRP and LTC with 2% each.
In addition, USDT pairings were found to comprise 17% of the total trade volume of the cryptocurrency markets.
The combined volume of all other altcoin markets listed on Coinmarketcap was found to have constituted just 31% of trade volume.
The report also found that 49.3% of altcoin markets (803 tokens) had produced less than $10,000 in trade volume, and that 67.3% (1,096 tokens) posted less than $100,000 in trade volume.
Just 15.3% cryptocurrencies produced a trade volume of $1 million or higher, and only 6.3% of markets produced $5 million or more in 24-hour trade volume.
Analysis conducted by Diar has indicated that only a minority of cryptocurrencies represent the vast majority of trading volume in the virtual currency markets – with only 0. 36% of tradable cryptocurrencies found to have comprised 69% of the total trade volume of the entire cryptocurrency markets.
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The XRP market has opened 2026 by splitting into two distinct realities. On one side, the institutional “wrapper” trade is thriving, supported by shrinking exchange supply and deepening corporate infrastructure.
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XRP whale flows to Binance have decreased since mid-December signaling less selling pressure and potentially stabilized prices ahead for the digital asset.
U.S. spot XRP ETFs just recorded their first net outflow after 36 straight inflow days, raising questions over whether the record streak is pausing or ending. U.S. spot exchange-traded funds tracking XRP cryptocurrency recorded their first net outflow on Jan.…
