Gold ($2.15B) and Silver ($1.98B) futures on Binance rose to fourth and fifth, respectively, in terms of trading volume, surpassing Bitcoin ($21.5B), Ethereum ($18.1B), and Solana ($3.0B). The volume of sales of gold and silver contracts exceeded $ 130 billion by the beginning of March 2026. The great success is known, because the exchange introduced permanent contracts of the metal in January of this year.
Source: CryptoQuant
Gold and silver futures compete with Bitcoin on Binance
Recent events, including international wars, persistent inflation, the weakening of the dollar, and the rise in trade prices in the US, have caused confusion in both traditional and cryptocurrency markets.
However, over the past year, gold has gained 50.17% to $4,676/ounce, and silver has gained 117.01% to $73.02/ounce. Bitcoin, however, has fallen by nearly 19% over the same period, trading at $66,863 at press time.
Source: TradingView
The result has been a shift in investor wealth to “time-tested” equity markets, which are more volatile.
Additionally, metal futures have seen an increase in trading on the blockchain due to features such as 24/7 availability and up to 50x. In addition, blockchain integration speeds up the trading process by eliminating middlemen and institutional processes that occur in traditional markets.
As an estimate, central banks around the world buy more than 1,000 tons of gold a year, fueling the gold rush. Currently, silver’s demand is driven by the growth of smart manufacturing and green energy.
The gold-Bitcoin correlation began to show a significant divergence in 2025 and continued until 2026. However, experts confirm that the withdrawal is only temporary and that a positive long-term correlation remains due to the lack of assets.
That said, Binance continues to cater to both traditional and crypto needs, as it turns out recent announcement start oil and gas business.
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