Korea’s crypto market is among the strongest — and the strangest — in the world
Between strict capital controls and regulations, Korea’s cryptocurrency industry is so closed off that Bitcoin commands a steep premium and DeFi is in its infancy. On a day in which Bitcoin crashed briefly to $30,000 in a rampant bear market, the leading cryptocurrency never got anywhere close to that on Korean exchanges. The so-called “kimchi premium” saw to that, keeping the price of Bitcoin as much as $5,000 above its level on leading U.S. exchanges.The major reason for this kimchi premium is that Korea’s exchanges are fairly isolated by a combination of the country’s strict capital....
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The 24 licensed crypto exchanges registered a collective average daily transaction volume of near $9.4 billion. South Korea’s crypto market grew to 55 trillion Won ($45.9 billion) by the end of 2021, as per a new study from the country’s chief financial regulator, the Financial Service Commission.South Korea is considered among the strictest crypto markets in terms of regulatory policy implementations and made regular headlines throughout 2021 for its new travel rule and Know Your Company requirements. However, the Korean crypto market has bloomed to new heights despite the regulatory....
South Korea’s crypto tax law continues to face significant opposition from cryptocurrency proponents in the county. Kim Boo-kyum, recently nominated as Prime Minister by South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, has said he will look into the country’s crypto tax law.According to a report by KBS World, the Prime Minister nominee is keen to ensure that there are no victims of the crypto tax law coming into effect in January 2022.Kim’s comments come amid growing opposition to the incoming crypto tax regime. Tensions were further stoked after Eun Sung-soo, chairman of South Korea’s Financial....
Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.
Bitcoin has maintained its superiority in the market through the bull rally. Through the summer, bitcoin remains the strongest performer in the market. But the altcoins remain hot on its heels as prices rebound from two-month lows. Despite being the strongest performer of the summer, the DeFi space beat out Bitcoin to post the strongest recovery after hitting lows in July. Related Reading | Bullish Signal That Resulted In A 250% Increase In Bitcoin Is Getting Triggered Again A look back from June shows that bitcoin has outperformed ETH, as the price of the asset is up 25%. The digital....
Earlier this week, head of South Korea’s central bank Lee Ju-yeol warned that leveraged crypto trading was a threat to the country’s financial system. “An excessive level of leveraged cryptocurrency trading puts households at risk of financial damages considering the instability of [crypto],” he said. We expect [the increasing amount of crypto trading] to have […]