ChainCatcher Message, the trading volume of the top five cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea exceeded 34 billion USD in spot trading over the past 24 hours, setting a new historical high. During this period, the President of South Korea announced the implementation of emergency martial law, which lasted for six hours.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the total 24-hour cryptocurrency trading volume of South Korean exchanges Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax reached 34.2 billion USD, with Upbit's trading volume soaring to 27.25 billion USD, double the 18 billion USD on December 2nd, which had exceeded the daily trading volume of the South Korean stock market on that day.