<p>Not easily nor with any guarantee of accuracy. Since exchanges use unique addresses for each deposit, it is very difficult to know what addresses are under their control until they actually move the coins. Without knowing what transactions belong to exchanges, we can't know how many transactions are being made and how much is being transacted.</p>

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<p>Can we estimate how many transactions (both incoming and out) belong to exchanges?</p>

<p>This can either transactions per time unit (block, day, month ...) or transactions/total</p>

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How to estimate the amount of transactions that belong to exchanges?
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# How to estimate the amount of transactions that belong to exchanges?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-15)

Can we estimate how many transactions (both incoming and out) belong to exchanges?

This can either transactions per time unit (block, day, month ...) or transactions/total

**Tags:** transactions, privacy, decentralization


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-16. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Not easily nor with any guarantee of accuracy. Since exchanges use unique addresses for each deposit, it is very difficult to know what addresses are under their control until they actually move the coins. Without knowing what transactions belong to exchanges, we can't know how many transactions are being made and how much is being transacted.


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