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The exchange's share in crypto spot trading was slashed by one-third over the past year. Crypto exchange Binance's market share in spot trading has fallen to 40% in late 2023, compared to 62% a year ago. According to the November 6 report by blockchain analytics firm 0xScope, the exchange has lost one-third of its market share in the past 12 months. "Binance's spot trading volume has seen a significant decline in the past year, perhaps due to its listing strategy," researchers wrote, "Most popular coins experienced a downturn immediately after being listed on Binance." At the same time, Korean crypto exchange Upbit saw the most significant increase, with its spot market share increasing from 5% to 15.3% during the same period. When all crypto trading volumes, including both spot and derivatives, are included, Binance's market share came at 51.2% in October 2023. This was followed by OKX (13.4%), Bybit (9.6%), Bitget (7.0%), and MEXC Global (6....

SEC-regulated firm INX only lists five cryptocurrencies on its platform, considering them as non-securities. Amid lawsuits against United States-based exchange s like Coinbase and Binance.US, an exec at a domestic digital asset firm has noted the legal implications of these recent enforcement actions for the industry. The era of trading cryptocurrencies as non-securities is coming to an end, according to Itai Avneri, chief operating officer at the blockchain trading firm INX. Avneri believes that a massive amount of coins offered for trading on crypto exchanges is among core reasons for legal issues. “You cannot continue to trade cryptocurrencies as if they are not securities. Those days are over,” Avneri said in an interview with Cointelegraph on June 19. According to the COO, INX outlined this exact idea in its prospectus five years ago. “It's like we had this crystal ball in our hands,” he added. According to data from CoinGecko, Coinbase has as many as 241 cryptocurrencies lis...