In the period from January to March 2021, around 5.11 million people invested in the South Korean cryptocurrency market, which even surpassed the number of investors in the entire previous year. Due to the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies in South Korea, both the user numbers and trading volumes of crypto exchanges have increased dramatically over the past month.
Number of people investing in the South Korean cryptocurrency market from 2017 to March 2021
(in millions)
Based on information from South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb, Upbit, Korbit, and Coinone.
The figures refer to the number of accounts with which a transaction was carried out more than once during the respective period.
Figures have been rounded.
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