Spot trading volume at South Korea's major KRW exchanges fell to approximately in the second quarter 146700000000 USD, down from the first quarter by 33%, a larger decline than that of the world's top centralized exchanges.
According to a Chainalysis report, from 2025 to July 2026 years,June South Korea's on-chain crypto activity scale was approximately 449100000000 USD, ranking first in East Asia; as of this year,June,AI tokens are the thematic sector with the largest KRW trading volume.
KoFIU data show that 26 registered virtual asset service providers in South Korea 2026 saw operating profit, sales, average daily trading volume, and customer deposits decline in the first half of the year compared with the previous half.