Bitcoin Shows 1.15% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on September 7
Bitcoin shows 1.15% kimchi premium in South Korea on September 7. As of 12:00 AM KST on September 7, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.54 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.42
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Bitcoin shows 1.15% kimchi premium in South Korea on September 7.
As of 12:00 AM KST on September 7, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.54 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.42% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 107.30 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 1.24 million KRW and a kimchi premium of 1.15%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 1.17%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 1.19%, XRP (XRP) at 1.17%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.38%, and Sui (SUI) at 1.26%. Most major altcoins are currently trading with a kimchi premium in the 1.1% to 1.3% range.
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