2026-01-19 03:25:26

Global cryptocurrency topics are mostly centered around Bitcoin, but the Korean market has played out a completely different story. According to data released in early 2026 by Korea's leading exchange, XRP has become the absolute main character in the Korean market, with trading volume and influence far surpassing BTC and ETH.

Just on this leading platform alone, XRP's cumulative trading volume in 2025 exceeded $1 trillion, firmly outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum for the entire year. The exchange operator also officially confirmed that XRP was the asset with the highest trading volume of the year, which is quite rare in global market cap rankings—after all, XRP's market cap is far below the top two cryptocurrencies.

What's even more interesting is that this is not an isolated phenomenon on a single exchange. On Korea's second-largest platform, the XRP/KRW trading pair has also consistently ranked at the top, second only to stablecoin trading. In the entire Korean centralized exchange scene, the trading volume share of altcoins has reached 70%-80%, significantly higher than the global average of around 50%—naturally making XRP the biggest winner in this unusual structure.

Analysts point out that XRP's explosion in Korea is not emotion-driven but is instead driven by structural anomalies at the institutional level. Korea's current regulatory framework indeed has certain exploitable spaces…

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GasBandit

· 6h ago

Koreans really know how to have fun, XRP can be so fierce

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LiquidatedThrice

· 01-19 03:54

Wow, do Koreans play XRP so aggressively? A trillion in trading volume directly surpasses BTC? --- Something's off. With such a low market cap, the trading volume is actually the highest. There must be some tricks behind this. --- Are 70-80% of Korean exchanges just air coins? How aggressive is their leverage... --- Regulatory loopholes have been exploited to the max. Sooner or later, they'll need to patch the holes, and then another big escape will happen. --- XRP is popular in Korea because it's cheap and easy to trade, but I definitely won't touch it. --- Are these data real? It feels a bit unbelievable. --- Koreans' risk appetite is really strong. While we're all stacking BTC, they’re just out there doing altcoins. --- Are there loopholes in the system? Then I need to study the rules of Korean exchanges. --- One trillion? Feels like the same money is being traded repeatedly. --- Wait, if XRP drops sharply, how many holders will be dead?

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Tokenomics911

· 01-19 03:52

Wow, is XRP in Korea this strong? A trillion in trading volume surpassing BTC—this is unbelievable. XRP's market cap isn't that large, yet the trading volume is skyrocketing. Korean exchanges' approach is interesting. Regulatory space? Basically, if there's a bug, it can be exploited. No wonder altcoins have such a high proportion. It seems necessary to pay attention to the Korean market's movements. This wave of XRP行情 isn't just speculation. It feels like more projects will copy this model in the future. Korea is about to become the main stage for altseason.

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DaisyUnicorn

· 01-19 03:51

Wow, is South Korea treating XRP as the national currency? A $1 trillion trading volume surpassing BTC, how outrageous is that... Are regulatory loopholes really that attractive?

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OnChain_Detective

· 01-19 03:50

wait hold up... 1 trillion in xrp volume but market cap nowhere near btc/eth? pattern analysis suggests serious statistical anomaly here, folks. suspicious activity detected.

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governance_lurker

· 01-19 03:46

Wow, XRP is so strong in Korea? 1 trillion in trading volume surpassing BTC? Something feels a bit off.

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