XAUT perpetual futures hit $6.4B volume on Binance, rank fifth

XAUT perps jumped to Binance’s top five. Daily volume hit $6.40B on March 23.

The pair climbed from rank 453 within weeks. CryptoQuant flagged the move. Source. Tweet.

“XAUT recorded $6.40B in daily perpetual trading volume.” That made it the #5 perp on Binance. Tweet.

Key volume milestones:
- Dec 2025 near $1.5M daily. Source
- Jan 2026 tens of millions. About $300M by month-end. Source
- Feb first $1B days. Peak $4.17B. Source
- Mar 23 reached $6.40B. Rank moved to top five. Tweet

Analyst JA Maartunn sees a shift. Traders broaden beyond crypto majors. Profile.

Gold spiked, then dropped. Spot rose near $4,200 to $5,602 in late January. Then fell back below $5,000. XAUT perps volume kept climbing. Gold prices. Source.

Binance lists only perps for XAUT. No spot market on the exchange. All $6.40B was derivatives flow. Source.

The move fits Binance’s RWA push. The exchange plans perps for METAUSDT, NVDAUSDT, and GOOGLUSDT on March 26. Up to 10x leverage. Listing plan. First mention of USDT.

First mention of XAUT.