Total Bitcoin Futures Volume Dropped Nearly 20 Percent in June Compared to the Previous Month! What Does It Mean?

2025-07-04 15:11:31

The seasonal effects of the summer months have begun to show themselves in cryptocurrency markets. In June, total Bitcoin futures volume fell by about 20% compared to the previous month, to $1.55 trillion. This figure was well below the monthly average volume of $1.93 trillion in the first five months of 2025.

Bitcoin Futures Volume Drops 20% in June: Signal of Summer Recession in Crypto Markets

A similar trend was observed last year, when June 2024 futures volume fell 15.7% on a monthly basis, but average volume remained low throughout the summer, although it partially recovered in July.

While the monthly average was $1.53 trillion during the June-September 2024 period, this figure remained 10% below the $1.71 trillion average in the first five months of the year.

This seasonal downtrend was also seen in 2023. Bitcoin futures volume, which averaged $1.03 trillion per month in the first half of 2023, fell to $717 billion in July 2023, falling by about 30% on a monthly basis.