OKCoin Tops World BTC/USD 24-Hour Trade Volumes For First Time

OKCoin made company history today, when its international exchange became the world’s most active bitcoin-to-dollar trading platform over a 24-hour period.
The company posted a USD trade volume of 16,342.42 BTC over the most recent 24-hour period on its site, compared to Bitstamp’s 14,463.93 BTC, Bitfinex’s 15,552.2 BTC, and BTC-e’s 6,556.18 BTC.
While OKCoin has been ahead of BTC-e for the past week, it is the first time the exchange has topped Bitstamp and Bitfinex, which are commonly regarded as the world’s most popular.

This post was published at Coin Desk on September 25, 2014.