Bitcoin Shows 0.86% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 18
Bitcoin shows 0.86% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 18. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 18, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.05 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.19%
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Bitcoin shows 0.86% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 18.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 18, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.05 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.19% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 109.11 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 940,000 KRW and a kimchi premium of 0.86%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 0.91%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 0.91%, XRP (XRP) at 0.96%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.08%, and Sui (SUI) at 0.87%. Major altcoins are currently trading with kimchi premiums ranging from 0.8% to 1.1%.
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