Bitcoin Shows 1.01% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 15
Bitcoin shows 1.01% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 15. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 15, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.99 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 1.42%
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Bitcoin shows 1.01% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 15.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 15, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.99 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 1.42% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 109.88 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 1.11 million KRW and a kimchi premium of 1.01%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 1.06%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 1.11%, XRP (XRP) at 0.99%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.41%, and Sui (SUI) at 0.99%. Most major altcoins are currently trading with a kimchi premium in the 0.9% to 1.4% range.
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