South Korea’s Won Storms Crypto in 2025 With $663B in Trades—Second Only to the Greenback
Data from Kaiko Research reveals that South Korea’s won ranks as the second most heavily used fiat currency in crypto trading, just behind the U.S. dollar. Since the beginning of 2025, KRW-denominated trades have clocked...
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