Bitcoin Liquidity Can Deteriorate Rapidly Under Market Stress, BitGo Says

Bitget2026/10/23 22:05

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BitGo’s analysis found bitcoin remains the most liquid digital asset, but market stress can rapidly erode depth and raise execution costs.
As of August 2026, bitcoin’s spot-to-derivatives volume ratio was approximately 0.074, with derivatives volume roughly 13 times spot volume.
Exchange fragmentation and liquidation cascades can drain usable liquidity, making high reported trading volume an unreliable indicator of execution quality.
Institutions should model slippage across venues, stress-test execution and consider OTC desks when orders represent a meaningful share of near-market exchange depth.

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Bitcoin Liquidity Can Deteriorate Rapidly Under Market Stress, BitGo Says

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