Bitcoin Shows 1.01% Kimchi Premium in South Korea on October 26
Bitcoin shows 1.01% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 26. As of 12:00 AM KST on October 26, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.16 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.33%
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Bitcoin shows 1.01% kimchi premium in South Korea on October 26.
As of 12:00 AM KST on October 26, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 108.16 million KRW on South Korea's Upbit exchange, down 0.33% from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 107.07 million KRW, reflecting a price gap of 1.09 million KRW and a kimchi premium of 1.01%.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a kimchi premium of 1.12%. Other major altcoins also traded at premiums, with Solana (SOL) at 1.11%, XRP (XRP) at 1.08%, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.61%, and Sui (SUI) at 1.17%. Major altcoins are currently trading with kimchi premiums ranging from 1.1% to 1.6%.
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