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It was expected – US dollar, euro and yen. All the cryptocurrencies are still far away from leaders.
What: Daily averages of OTC foreign exchange turnover by currency, “net-net” basis (which means the total is 200%), percentage share.
When: 2019 April
Where: World
Source: Triennial Central Bank Survey, BIS
I assume cryptocurrencies are coins. At the end of 2017, there were 3 cryptocurrenciens among top 15.
What: Total banknotes and coins in circulation for normal currencies, market capitalization for cryptocurrencies, USD billion
When: 2017, end of year
Where: 21 major world currency + cryptocurrencies
Source: BIS and CMC
Bank of International Settlements has some statistics for this. The dollar is leading, but not as much as in reserves!
What: Total banknotes and coins in circulation, USD billion
When: 2017, end of year
Where: 21 major world currency
Source: BIS
P.S. The use of the donut chart requires additional justification. All the currencies together make 100%. I’m curious how much 2 biggest, 3 biggest, 4 biggest currencies make up together.
(I don’t know where did I get this hypothesis from)
Let’s analyze the reserves. So, it’s losing just a bit, but Euro is losing too. And they’re not losing to any particular currency, seems the world is diversifying.
What: Shares of Allocated Reserves
When: 2000-2018Q1
Where: World
Source: IMF