Data from The Block Pro shows that the average daily trading volume of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund GBTC increased by 157% month-on-month to US$92 million in October.
Open interest in the October Bitcoin futures contract increased by 27.1%, and open interest in the Ethereum contract increased by 6.1%. Bitcoin futures monthly trading volume increased 59.5% to $768 billion. In addition, CME Bitcoin futures open positions increased by 83.2% to $3.56 billion, and the average daily trading volume increased by 69% to $1.94 billion. The monthly trading volume of Ethereum futures increased by 44.3% to US$303 billion.
In terms of cryptocurrency options, Bitcoin options open interest increased by 80% in October, and Ethereum options open interest increased by 17%. The monthly trading volume of Bitcoin and Ethereum options both increased, with Bitcoin options trading volume increasing by 89.5% to US$32.7 billion, and Ethereum options trading volume increasing by 38.4% to US$14.0 billion.