South Korea Crypto Trading Volume Falls to 8% of KOSPI Activity in May 2026

According to Digital Asset, South Korea's cryptocurrency trading volume on the country's five licensed digital asset exchanges fell to just 8% of the benchmark KOSPI stock index's trading activity on May 27, 2026. The decline marks a dramatic reversal from December 2024, when won-based crypto trading volume reached 323% of KOSPI volume amid a digital asset rally tied to Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory.

Between August 2025 and May 2026, won-based crypto trading volume fell 71% while KOSPI trading volume surged 243%, driven by a semiconductor boom and government efforts to support the domestic equity market. South Korean crypto assets dropped from 121.8 trillion won at the end of January 2025 to 60.6 trillion won by February 2026.

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