PANews reported on November 26 that Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, saw its trading volume increase by over 100% in the past week, from $5.4 million on November 21 to $11.9 million on November 25. Notably, the trading volumes for DOGE and XRP in the fourth quarter reached $58.2 billion and $38.6 billion respectively, far exceeding Bitcoin's $30.1 billion.
Tiger Research's fourth quarter report shows that approximately 7.78 million South Koreans (15% of the total population) are active in cryptocurrency trading. According to a SamarinHR survey, 49.8% of South Korean workers aged 30-39 invest in cryptocurrencies, while the investment ratio for workers in their 20s is 37.1%.
