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title: "Cryptocurrency exchange contract holdings hit record highs"
url: https://diffcoin.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-contract-holdings-hit-record-highs/
description: "Bitcoin contract holdings are now valued at $26.1 billion, while Ethereum contracts have climbed to $11.45 billion."
published: 2024-02-27
updated: 2024-02-27
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# Cryptocurrency exchange contract holdings hit record highs

Bitcoin contract holdings are now valued at $26.1 billion, while Ethereum contracts have climbed to $11.45 billion.

Data from CoinGlass shows that cryptocurrency markets have hit a new milestone, with contract holdings on exchanges for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) reaching unprecedented levels.

Binance’s ETH contract holdings have surged past $3.8 billion, setting a new record. The distribution of contract holdings across various exchanges reveals a significant concentration in major platforms.

For BTC, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Binance are leading, with CME holding 137.20K BTC valued at $7.79 billion, 30.02% of the total, and Binance holding 109.73K BTC worth $6.24 billion, 24.04% of the total.

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Similarly, in the ETH market, Binance dominates with 1.15 million ETH valued at $3.74 billion with 33.19% of the total, followed by Bybit holding $2.07 billion and OKX with $1.59 billion.

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