Gate News reports that on March 25, the Korea Financial Services Commission (FSC) released a report showing that in the second half of 2025, approximately $60 billion (90 trillion KRW) of crypto assets from Korean cryptocurrency exchanges flowed to overseas platforms and private wallets, a 14% increase from the first half. Regulators believe this may be related to arbitrage activities during market volatility. Meanwhile, although the number of local exchange users in Korea increased by 3% to 11.1 million accounts and deposits rose by 31% to 8.1 trillion KRW (about $54 billion), the combined operating profit of 18 exchanges in the second half of 2025 was only 380.7 billion KRW (about $2.53 billion), a significant 38% decline from the first half. The total market capitalization of Korea’s crypto market at the end of 2025 was approximately 87.2 trillion KRW (about $580 billion), down 8% from the first half. Daily trading volume also decreased by 15% quarter-over-quarter to 5.4 trillion KRW (about $36 billion). Regulators pointed out that the decline in major crypto asset prices at year-end was the main reason for the decrease in trading volume and profitability.
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