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These 15 Altcoins Are Seeing a Surge in Trading Volume in South Korea—XRP Tops the List

On South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, trading volumes for some altcoins reached remarkable levels in the last 24 hours. In particular, XRP, The Sandbox (SAND),

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October 18, 2026
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On South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, trading volumes for some altcoins reached remarkable levels in the last 24 hours. In particular, XRP, The Sandbox (SAND), Quack AI (Q), ETHGas (GWEI), and Gitcoin (GTC) were among the cryptocurrencies most actively traded by South Korean investors.

When the trading volume data from the two exchanges are combined, XRP is seen to be in first place with a volume of approximately $64 million. XRP is followed by The Sandbox (SAND) with $58.7 million and Quack AI (Q) with $42.67 million.

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Here are the most traded altcoins based on the combined 24-hour trading volumes from Upbit and Bithumb exchanges:

  1. XRP – $63.96 million
  2. The Sandbox (SAND) – $58.70 million
  3. Quack AI (Q) – $42.67 million
  4. ETHGas (GWEI) – $37.36 million
  5. Gitcoin (GTC) – $37.24 million
  6. Worldcoin (WLD) – $35.50 million
  7. Puffer (PUFFER) – $26.98 million
  8. Caldera (ERA) – $26.68 million
  9. Ethereum (ETH) – $24.49 million
  10. NEAR Protocol (NEAR) – $18.27 million
  11. Impossible Cloud Network Token (ICNT) – $13.58 million
  12. Nestree (EGG) – $11.84 million
  13. Travala (AVA) – $11.33 million
  14. TEMCO (TEMCO) – $11.01 million
  15. Ondo (ONDO) – $10.40 million

*This is not investment advice.

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