PANews reported on March 12 that, according to CoinDesk, data shows that institutional-grade crypto exchange Bullish entered the top three centralized exchanges in spot trading volume for the first time in February, surpassing Coinbase. Bullish's spot trading volume increased by 62.6% month-over-month to $76 billion, the highest monthly total since October last year; its market share rose to 5.06%, exceeding Coinbase's 4.59%. Bullish went public on the New York Stock Exchange last year.
Despite Bullish's increased market share, overall centralized exchange activity declined. Total spot and derivatives trading volume fell 2.41% to $5.61 trillion in February, the lowest level since October last year. Binance still leads with a 22% market share, but its dominance has fallen to its lowest level since October 2020, indicating that trading activity is dispersing to more competitive platforms.



Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defended his blockchain’s 45-day exit queue after Galaxy Digital’s head of digital called it “troubling,” sparking backlash. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days. His response came after Galaxy Digital’s head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length “troubling” on X and compared it to Solana which only needs two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts. However, Buterin seemingly took a more ideological stance on the subject, describing unstaking from Ethereum as “more like a soldier deciding to quit the army,” adding that staking is more about “taking on a solemn duty to defend the chain.”Read more