$1.3 Trillion in Traditional Asset Volume on KuCoin: A Shift Towards Stablecoin Trading
KuCoin's report shows a significant shift in trading strategies among crypto participants, with $1.32 trillion in traditional asset perpetual futures volume recorded from January to May 2026.
The monthly trading volume in May reached approximately $347 billion, reflecting over twelve times the total volume recorded in all of 2025.
This surge demonstrates traders' increasing preference for using stablecoins like USDT and USDC to diversify their trading portfolios across tech stocks, precious metals, and other financial instruments.