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Binance Records Order Volume Higher Than 2017 Bull Run

Benjamin Pirus
By Benjamin Pirus

The crypto market has seen comparatively higher activity in the altcoin sector lately as top exchange Binance recorded extraordinarily high levels of order volumes on May 22, leading to exchange difficulties.

Altcoins Gain Activity

Altcoins have picked up steam lately, with coins such as MATIC pulling triple-digit percentage gains over the course of a few days. According to a May 22 tweet from Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the exchange has seen a strikingly high number of orders, comparable to crypto’s bull market run of late 2017 and early 2018.

“We are seeing much higher order volumes (number of orders) than Dec 2017/Jan 2018 (the peak),” CZ said in a tweet. “Trade (not order) volume in USD is 1/3 of the peak, but BTC price is 1/3 and ETH price is only 1/5 of the last peak, most other main alt prices are even lower.”

The heavy exchange usage caused a few difficulties earlier in the day on May 22, as the Binance CEO tweeted, “Heavy load affecting some users. Fixing.” He added in a subsequent tweet, “Web, PC, APP are experiencing load issues. API users are fine.”

http://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1131225305710940165

Some Twitter members stated losses due to the overload of user activity.

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While other spectators took the action as a sign of another bull run.

http://twitter.com/eswar999sg/status/1131262323283435522

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Benjamin Pirus
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BJ is a full time writer, editor, and trader in the cryptocurrency space. He has written countless professional articles for numerous news sites such as Forbes, and other interested parties in the crypto space. He is also a trader, staying up to date with the crypto markets constantly, and dabbling in traditional financial market trading occasionally.