Bitcoin Volume is On the Move as Traders Embrace No-Fee Exchanges
Bitcoin trading volume is shifting to new exchanges, data shows. Following the decision by major China-based exchanges to end the practice of no-fee trading (at the request of the country's central bank), their lesser-known competitors have begun to claim the top spots in terms of transaction activity. In the aftermath of the big exchanges adding trading fees – BTC100 and CHBTC – two China-based marketplaces, have climbed to the number one and number two spots in trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap figures and the companies' websites. BTC100, which came out on top, enjoyed more than....
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