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TradFi Volumes Triple, 12M Users Reached as BTCC Exchange Marks 15 Years

George Town, Cayman Islands, July 17th, 2026/Chainwire/--BTCC, the world's longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, today released its Q2 2026 Growth Report, highlighting a quarter shaped by explosive TradFi growth, a milestone 15th anniversary, and a World Cup partnership campaign that delivered measurable results on the trading floor.

TradFi Takes Center Stage: $2.7 Billion in Q2

BTCC's TradFi futures volume tripled from Q1's $950 million to $2.7 billion in Q2, its fastest single-quarter expansion since launch.

Across the broader platform, two days stood out for record-breaking volume:

April 14: A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices above $105 per barrel, sending platform-wide daily futures volume to a record $5.8 billion.
April 23: Bitcoin surged past $78,000, which triggered a daily trading volume of $5.7 billion.

Together, these two trading days demonstrated the unique value of trading crypto and traditional markets on a single platform.

Across BTCC's top 20...

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