I could generate $4.17 trillion in trading volume with myself if the cost of a transaction is updating a row in a database. This statistic doesn't mean anything in isolation
Which was 99.9% of the NFT market. I wonder how much of it is the crypto market. Probably not much lower.
Well, to everybody else, trading volume means between different entities, so your loophole probably isn't all that relevant
What if you own both entities? And you also own an exchange where the trading happens, so you give them both special Black Friday deal: 0 transaction cost for the next 12 months.
I don’t really mess with crypto anymore, but back when I did, literally every transaction I ever made was with myself. I literally never spent any on a good or service.