South Korea's crypto market is seeing a notable shift in whale activity. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, over 10,000 investors are now holding at least ₩1 billion each across major exchanges—translating to roughly $750,000 per person in USD terms. This growing concentration of substantial holdings among individual traders reflects expanding institutional confidence in the sector and suggests the region's participation in digital assets continues to deepen. The surge in mega-holders raises questions about market liquidity patterns and potential volatility triggers when large positions shift.
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SandwichVictim
· 12h ago
The concentration of whales in Korea is really outrageous. Retail investors starting from $100,000 can be called whales?
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IntrovertMetaverse
· 12h ago
Bro, the level of retail investor concentration is really maxed out. Ten thousand millionaires watching the same market at the same time—how competitive is that?
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GateUser-a180694b
· 12h ago
100,000 whales rush together, are the retail investors ready to get cut?
South Korea's crypto market is seeing a notable shift in whale activity. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, over 10,000 investors are now holding at least ₩1 billion each across major exchanges—translating to roughly $750,000 per person in USD terms. This growing concentration of substantial holdings among individual traders reflects expanding institutional confidence in the sector and suggests the region's participation in digital assets continues to deepen. The surge in mega-holders raises questions about market liquidity patterns and potential volatility triggers when large positions shift.