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Bitcoin Spot Volume Hits 2023 Lows, ETFs Gain $2B

4/30/2026

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Summary

Bitcoin volume drops

Bitcoin spot volume fell to 2023 bear-market lows as Binance, Gate.io and OKX lost $44 billion monthly.
Daily turnover slipped below $8 billion, the weakest level since October 2023, per Glassnode.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted over $2 billion net inflows in April, the second month of positive flows.
The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday rate decision, expected to hold at 3.50%-3.75%, is viewed as Bitcoin’s key catalyst.

Summary

Strategy buys Bitcoin

Strategy bought 3,273 Bitcoin for $255 million, raising its holdings to 818,334 BTC.
Polymarket’s Bitcoin-$200,000 by 31 Dec 2026 contract trades at a 4.8% YES price, offering a potential 20.8-times return if Bitcoin hits $200,000 and showing daily face-value volume of $6,174 with USDC volume $404.
A 45-point swing was the biggest move, with U.S.–Iran talks poised to quickly shift odds and price support from large institutional buys.

History

Historical Context

In December 2017 CME Group and the Chicago Board Options Exchange launched the first regulated Bitcoin futures, giving institutional investors a tradable product. The market expanded when the SEC approved ProShares’ BITO futures ETF in October 2021, and in January 2024 eleven U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading, echoing the earlier institutional inflow.

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Bitcoin volume drops

Bitcoin spot volume fell to 2023 bear-market lows as Binance, Gate.io and OKX lost $44 billion monthly.
Daily turnover slipped below $8 billion, the weakest level since October 2023, per Glassnode.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted over $2 billion net inflows in April, the second month of positive flows.
The Federal Reserve’s Wednesday rate decision, expected to hold at 3.50%-3.75%, is viewed as Bitcoin’s key catalyst.

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