[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] It is understood that the trading volume of the virtual currency exchange Bithumb has decreased significantly since the end of the free fee policy.

According to Coingeco, a virtual currency statistics service on the 6th, Bithumb's trading volume fell 81.7% from 24 hours ago to $ 535,592,386 (about 711,822,280,000 won). This is the lowest trading volume this year. Bithumb ended its free commission policy at midnight on the 5th and has since applied a fee of 0.04%, the lowest in the industry.

Bithumb's trading volume soared to $4,834,866,195 at midnight on the 5th, the end of free fees, but has fallen sharply since then