Odaily Planet Daily News: After the U.S. presidential election, the number of cryptocurrency investors in South Korea has surged, with over 30% of people (total population of about 51.23 million) investing in cryptocurrencies. This is the first time the Bank of Korea has released statistics related to cryptocurrencies. The data was collected from business operators based on the (Virtual Asset User Protection Act) that took effect in July last year. According to data submitted by the Bank of Korea to the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee member, Democratic Party Congressman Lim Kwang-hyun, as of the end of 2019, the number of domestic cryptocurrency investors reached 15.59 million by November, an increase of 610,000 from the end of October. This figure represents the total number of investors with accounts at the five major domestic exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, Gopax), accounting for individuals who have accounts across multiple exchanges. The number of domestic cryptocurrency investors increases by about 100,000 each month. By the end of November, based on market valuation, the total amount of cryptocurrency held by domestic investors reached 102.6 trillion won, with the amount held per person skyrocketing to 6.58 million won. As of the end of November, the scale of funds not invested in cryptocurrencies but held in exchanges was calculated to be 8.8 trillion won. The trading scale has also increased significantly. In November, the daily average trading volume of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges reached 14.9 trillion won. This is comparable to the total scale of the KOSPI market (99.214 trillion won) and the KOSDAQ market (69.703 trillion won) for the same month. (Yonhap News)