Retail cryptocurrency trading in South Korea has reached new heights, surpassing the country\u2019s stock market by $4 billion in just 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The increase was driven by major trading activity in several altcoins, including Ripple\u2019s XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Stellar (XLM), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), and Hedera (HBAR).<\/p>\n
According to a 10x Research report,<\/a> South Korea\u2019s retail crypto trading volumes surged to $18 billion on December 2, marking the second-highest level of the year.<\/p>\n Ripple\u2019s XRP led the charge with over $6.3 billion in trading volume. DOGE followed with $1.6 billion, while XLM recorded $1.3 billion. Other notable altcoins included ENS at $900 million and HBAR at $800 million.<\/p>\n Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, explained that this has resulted in one of the largest recorded divergences.<\/p>\n \u201cThese high-momentum cryptocurrencies are being driven predominantly by retail traders, capitalizing on and reinforcing momentum-driven trends.\u201d<\/p>\n He highlighted that Bitcoin\u2019s funding rate, which is relatively low at just 15% annually, combined with the recent increase<\/a> in altcoin trading, clearly signals the start of an altcoin season. The expert also advised traders to remain disciplined while seizing these opportunities.<\/p>\n XRP has been staging a historic rally over the past month, crossing<\/a> the $2.80 mark for the first time in nearly seven years. As of this writing, CoinGecko data<\/a> shows that the token is trading at $2.67, just 21.3% below its all-time high of $3.40 in January 2018.<\/p>\n This price surge has propelled XRP to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, overtaking Solana (SOL) and Tether (USDT).<\/p>\n South Korea has been a major contributor to this surge, with XRP\/KRW trading volume on Upbit, the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange, hitting $3.8 billion on December 2. According to blockchain analytics firm Scopescan, this figure<\/a> was 11 times higher than Bitcoin\u2019s trading volume on the platform.<\/p>\n Thielen\u2019s report also highlighted the global shift towards more crypto-friendly policies. Trading activity has changed since the Trump election, and with the new U.S. administration expected to support cryptocurrency, he believes this momentum will likely persist.<\/p>\n Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse also recently discussed <\/a>the impact of Trump\u2019s triumph, noting that U.S.-based crypto companies have benefited from his win due to the Democrats\u2019 hostile stance on the industry. This has been proven true, with XRP seeing impressive gains since then.<\/p>\n Thielen added that South Korea and other countries are also adopting a more favorable approach to crypto, which he believes could lead to expanded global opportunities for digital asset trading.<\/p>\n The post XRP, DOGE Fuel Massive Change in South Korea\u2019s Market Structure: Details<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Retail cryptocurrency trading in South Korea has reached new heights, surpassing the country\u2019s stock market by $4 billion in just 24 hours. The increase was driven by major trading activity in several altcoins, including Ripple\u2019s XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Stellar (XLM), Ethereum Name Service (ENS), and Hedera (HBAR). South Korea\u2019s Retail Crypto Trading Hits $18 Billion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Ripple XRP\u2019s Gains<\/h2>\n