Binance has maintained its top spot as the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange despite the ongoing FUD.
According to Coingecko, the platform will have a 39% market share in 2025, with Bybit coming in second with 8%. This is almost five times lower than the market leader.
Coinbase, one of the top players in the US market, ranks 6th in global cryptocurrency trading volume. This highlighted the market influence of offshore exchanges.
Source: CoinGecko
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) reacts to the report said,
“Real users vote with their money.”
This seemed like a subtle dig into the ongoing FUD about the exchange. In fact, there have been claims that the platform triggered the crash on October 10 and was behind the ongoing “crypto winter”.
Binance’s Resilience Despite FUD
The FUD escalated recently after some users urged their followers to transfer funds from the exchange. This was after the platform experienced withdrawal issues on February 3rd.
However, AMBCrypto analysis shows that these rumors are false. especially data Outflows were within normal levels given the widespread market weakness.
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young-joo also emphasized that the amount leaked due to FUD was only $600 million, or only 0.3% of BTC reserves. he said sarcastically posed,
“Thank you, Binance FUD users. You triggered a rush of net outflows of $600 million, equivalent to a whopping 0.3% of total holdings.”
Source: CryptoQuant
Surprisingly, even on a year-over-year (YoY) basis, Binance’s market share only decreased by 0.5%.
It is worth noting here that the growing influence of Hyperliquid DEX and the FUD that began in late 2025 did not actually significantly undermine its position.
Source: CoinGecko
During the same period, Bybit, the second most dominant platform, lost 13% of its share. South Korea-based Upbit recorded the biggest drop of 19% following a $38 million hack in November.
Perhaps the most surprising comeback was MEXC, which grew by 90% despite its large community. backlash The end of 2025 to block customer funds.
What is the price of BNB?
BNB‘S A widespread market correction has brought prices below $800 for the first time since last August.
If the decline deepens, the altcoin’s early 2025 price range of $500-$600 could become feasible in the coming weeks.
Source: BNB/USDT, TradingView
final thoughts
- In 2025, Binance remained the industry leader with a 39% volume market share, down just 0.5% from 2024 levels.
- BNB fell below $800 for the first time since August as risk aversion spread.