◈   real vs reported volume · 30-day median

Binance vs OKX

Same question for both venues: how much of the reported volume is real? We score five fingerprints from the actual trade tape — no orderbook, just the prints.

Soli's reading
Binance runs the cleaner tape (74% vs 66% honest). Trust the prints, not the press release.
Binance
Binance cleaner
74% honest
Reported volume
$50.77B
Real (est.)
$38.02B
Wash share
26%
Pairs scored
1157
Markets
spot + futures
Worst pair
BTCUSDT · 48/100
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OKX
OKX
66% honest
Reported volume
$659.70B
Real (est.)
$437.82B
Wash share
34%
Pairs scored
1109
Markets
spot + futures
Worst pair
VELODROME-USDC · 66/100
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◈ how we score it

Honesty = estimated real volume ÷ reported volume, summed across every pair on the venue. The wash score blends timing regularity, Benford's law on trade sizes, self-trade pairing, price-impact, and size entropy. Higher honesty = the reported number is closer to the real tape. See the full venue ranking →