Bitcoin Shows 0.95% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 20
Bitcoin shows 0.95% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 20. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 20, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.58 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 0.05% fr
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Bitcoin shows 0.95% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 20.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 20, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 110.58 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, up 0.05% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 109.53 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 1.05 million KRW and a kimchi premium of 0.95%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 0.99%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 1.07%, XRP (XRP) at 0.96%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.13%, and Sui (SUI) at 0.97%. Major altcoins are currently trading with kimchi premiums ranging from 0.9% to 1.1%.
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