After ending 2024 with an average monthly trading volume of over $1.5 trillion, the second-highest in the market's history, crypto exchanges had a wild ride in 2025. Monthly trading volumes went up and down sharply, showing how unpredictable the crypto market can be. However, despite significant price swings and ongoing volatility, crypto exchanges still managed to post a multi-year high in H1.

Noah and Gnosis announced a strategic partnership to power the next chapter of stablecoin adoption

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has officially joined the Global Markets Alliance, a collaborative initiative designed to align industry standards and promote interoperability for tokenized securities by Ondo Finance. This alliance brings together top players across the digital asset ecosystem to accelerate the adoption and accessibility of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), including tokenized stocks, ETFs, and more.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has officially joined the Global Markets Alliance, a collaborative initiative designed to align industry standards and promote interoperability for tokenized securities by Ondo Finance. This alliance brings together top players across the digital asset ecosystem to accelerate the adoption and accessibility of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), including tokenized stocks, ETFs, and more.

Rain announced that it has achieved compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Standard Chartered has today launched a fully integrated digital assets trading service for institutional clients

Bitget Wallet, the leading non-custodial crypto wallet, has expanded its onchain earning suite with the integration of Solana-based stablecoin staking through Kamino, a decentralized lending protocol native to the Solana ecosystem. The launch marks Bitget Wallet's first support for Solana-native USDC and USDT yield products, offering users flexible, onchain earnings with annualized returns of up to 50% APY during an initial two-week period.

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced the launch of Kraken Derivatives US, a regulated US derivatives offering. The launch will initially provide direct access to crypto futures listed on the CME through an integrated Kraken Pro trading experience.

Lloyds, Aberdeen, and Archax announce a collaboration of their trading businesses to advance the use of cutting edge blockchain technology using RWAs as collateral

MoonPay now supports 1-click cryptocurrency purchases using Revolut Pay, enabling a frictionless way to move money from your neobank directly into crypto. This integration simplifies transactions for MoonPay users who have a Revolut account and use it for online transactions, bypassing challenges faced with debit and credit card transactions.

OKX, a leading crypto exchange and global onchain technology company, today announced a new integration with PayPal, enabling OKX users to seamlessly make crypto purchases and deposits across the European Economic Area (EEA) using PayPal. This reinforces OKX’s commitment to delivering secure, localized, and user-friendly payment solutions to its European user base.

BIT Mining Limited (NYSE: BTCM) ("BIT Mining" or the "Company"), a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency asset company , today announced the completion of the second phase of its previously-announced acquisition of crypto mining data centers and Bitcoin mining machines in Ethiopia.

Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange, and Web3 company has accelerated its global presence at the MotoGP of Germany at Sachsenring Track, held from July 11–13 , by rolling out a high-energy brand activation that fused racing excitement with smart trading innovation. The event marked Bitget’s second major outing under its MotoGP partnership, executing its strategy of merging Web3 innovation with mainstream culture to more than 50 million audience base.

Josh Gilbert, market analyst at eToro says: “Bitcoin has surged past USD$120,000 for the first time, marking yet another record in what’s shaping up to be a monumental rise. Strong ETF inflows and a solid macro backdrop have helped drive market momentum and that momentum keeps driving new all-time highs. The pace of gains in recent weeks reflects not just growing demand, but the growing maturity of bitcoin as an asset class.

Alchemy Pay, the world-leading fiat-crypto payment gateway, today announced that it has been granted a Money Transmitter License (MTL) in the state of South Carolina, marking a significant addition to its growing portfolio of regulatory approvals in the United States.