Trading Volume Surges for 15 Altcoins in South Korea—XRP Tops the List
Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recorded very high trading volumes for some altcoins in the last 24 hours. When data from both exchanges is considered toget
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November 15, 2026
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Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, recorded very high trading volumes for some altcoins in the last 24 hours. When data from both exchanges is considered together, XRP, Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) stand out in terms of trading volume, while some altcoins with lower market capitalization also attracted investor interest.
In particular, XRP surpassed even Bitcoin, reaching a total trading volume of $330.5 million across two exchanges. XRP’s trading volume on Upbit was recorded at $243.1 million, while its volume on Bithumb was $87.4 million.
Ethereum ranked second among altcoins with a total volume of $148.9 million, while Solana came in third with $76.2 million.
In addition to altcoins with large market capitalization, projects such as GoPlus Security (GPS), PolySwarm (NCT), Sophon (SOPH), and NeoSoul (DNA) also attracted attention by achieving high transaction volumes.
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