Bitcoin Shows 1.91% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 10
Bitcoin shows 1.91% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 10. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 10, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 113.63 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 1.13% fr
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Bitcoin shows 1.91% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 10.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 10, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 113.63 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 1.13% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 111.51 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 2.12 million KRW and a kimchi premium of 1.91%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 1.88%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 1.98%, XRP (XRP) at 1.93%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 2.07%, and Sui (SUI) at 1.84%. Most major altcoins are currently trading with a kimchi premium in the 1.8% to 2.0% range.
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