Virtual asset trading in Korea is booming, with the number of total investors surpassing 15 million for the first time. According to data submitted to the National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee, as of the end of November, there were 15.59 million virtual asset investors in Korea, an increase of 610,000 from the end of October. This number represents investors with accounts on the five major domestic exchanges (Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX) and includes cases where the same person has accounts on multiple exchanges. The total value of virtual assets held by domestic investors was 102.6 trillion won based on market price valuations, while the average amount held per person was 6.58 million won, a sharp increase from the previous month (3.87 million won). The daily average trading volume on domestic virtual asset exchanges in November was 14.9 trillion won, which is comparable to the combined total of the KOSPI market (9.9214 trillion won) and the KOSDAQ market (6.9703 trillion won) for the same month. This surge in interest in virtual assets is likely due to a number of factors, including the rising prices of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, the increasing availability of trading platforms, and the growing awareness of virtual assets as an investment vehicle.

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