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Spot volume on cryptocurrency exchanges reached an all-time high in December, reaching $379 billion and eclipsing the previous high reported in January 2018.

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December closed out 2020 with the second-highest volume to date for decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, according to data compiled by The Block Research.

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Bitcoin miners brought in nearly $700 million in revenue in December, according to data collected by The Block Research.

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Quick Take

• Total adjusted on-chain volume saw a strong increase of 33.5%, to a new two-year high of $272 billion in December.
• Adjusted on-chain volume of stablecoins increased by 20.8%, to a new all-time high of 178.3 billion in December.
• Centralized exchange spot trading volumes increased by 30.5%, to a new all-time high of 384 billion in December.
• Aggregated open interest and monthly volume of Bitcoin futures and options, and Ethereum futures and options, all reached new all-time highs in December.

Three Arrows Capital’s position in GBTC currently tops $1 billion, according to a recent filing.

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