Bitcoin Shows 0.54% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 16
Bitcoin shows 0.54% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 16. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 16, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.63 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 0.26% fr
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Bitcoin shows 0.54% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 16.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 16, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.63 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 0.26% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 110.03 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 600,000 KRW and a kimchi premium of 0.54%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 0.49%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 0.65%, XRP (XRP) at 0.56%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 0.61%, and Sui (SUI) at 0.71%. Major altcoins are currently trading with kimchi premiums ranging from 0.4% to 0.7%.
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