BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
BTC/USD $68,420 +2.8%
ETH/USD $3,540 +1.4%
SOL/USD $142.80 -0.6%
BNB/USD $605.20 +0.9%
XRP/USD $0.62 -1.2%
DOGE/USD $0.18 +5.4%
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Bitcoin Shows 0.34% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on August 27

Bitcoin shows 0.34% kimchi premium in South Korea on August 27. As of 12:00 AM KST on August 27, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.31 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.79% fr

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Bitcoin Shows 0.34% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on August 27
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Bitcoin shows 0.34% kimchi premium in South Korea on August 27.

As of 12:00 AM KST on August 27, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.31 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.79% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 107.94 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 370,000 KRW and a kimchi premium of 0.34%.

Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 0.39%. Other major altcoins also showed premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 0.32%, XRP (XRP) at 0.43%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 0.11%, and Sui (SUI) at 0.40%. Most major altcoins are currently trading with a premium in the 0.1% to 0.4% range.

IT Times Kunyoung Kim ([email protected])