The decentralized grants (DEX) treated around $ 385 billion in ad hoc transactions in June, or almost 30% of the turnover recorded by centralized places, according to Defilma and block data.
The 30 -day DEX figure represents a decrease of 12% compared to May, but the punctual volume of the centralized exchange (CEX) contracted almost 30% during the same period. These include the smallest volume of CEX monthly trading since September 2024.
These divergent movements resulted in a “Dex to Cex Spot Trade Volume“Out of 28.4% from press time, a new summit of all time. The previous record was around 21%, seen in May.
The biggest Dex hold their land
Lower relative flaps on the United Plateswap, Pancakeswap and other sites without authorization explain most of the expansion of market share.
Combined volume in the five Dex tops, which also include Orca, Raydium and Meteora, slipped less than 10% of months in monthsHelped by a regular stable turnover on Ethereum and an increasing activity on BNB, Solana and Base.
Binance, Coinbase, OKX and other centralized platforms have seen deeper drops while traders reduced the lever effect and move the active to the self-to-leather.
Bitcoin activity (BTC) could serve as an indirect indicator for this movement, as Binance recently Save 5,700 BTC In a 30 -day influx, which represents less than half of the average observed since 2020.
In addition, Nansen data show a regular drop in stable ERC-20 supply on centralized exchanges since June 17.
With less than a day of negotiations remaining in June, the total DEX of race is $ 15 billion the threshold of $ 400 billion.
The average daily volume during last week exceeded $ 13 billion, leaving a plausible path to finish more than $ 400 billion if market conditions remain stable.
A continuous trend
Despite some misfortunes between January and April, the DEX / CEX ratio never dropped below 12% in 2025. Between 2019 and 2024, the 12% threshold was only raped four times, highlighting the strength of trading on the channel this year.
In January, analyst Ignas noted that the discovery of prices moves strongly to decentralized scholarships rather than being owned by venture capital funds.
According to the analyst, this happens because traders labeled as “smart money” are mainly involved in chain trading.
Consequently, volumes on centralized scholarships act as “exit liquidity” for these merchants. The increase in trading volumes in mind could reflect the traders moving towards platforms where the action comes rather than waiting in centralized sites.
