South Korean Bitcoin Premium Average at -0.61%

As of 6:30 PM KST on October 18, the average Bitcoin premium (Kimchi Premium) between domestic digital asset exchanges Upbit, BitSoom, Coinone, and Kobit, along with global exchange Binance, stood at -0.61%.

Domestic exchange data shows:

• Upbit: BTC -0.59%, ETH -0.66%, XRP -0.63%, USDT -0.67%
• BitSoom: BTC -0.60%, ETH -0.66%, XRP -0.58%, USDT -0.67%
• Coinone: BTC -0.64%, ETH -0.57%, XRP -0.63%, USDT -0.60%
• Kobit: BTC -0.61%, ETH -0.66%, XRP -0.58%, USDT -0.67%
• Gopax: BTC -0.40%, ETH -0.34%, XRP +0.23%, USDT -0.60% (excluded from average due to lower liquidity)

Crypto-specific averages:

• BTC: Domestic average 17,460,000 KRW vs Binance 18,120,000 KRW (premium -0.61%)
• ETH: Domestic average 3,446,750 KRW vs Binance 3,468,846 KRW (premium -0.64%)
• XRP: Domestic average 1,832 KRW vs Binance 1,843 KRW (premium -0.60%)
• USDT: Domestic average 1,374 KRW vs Binance 1,383 KRW (premium -0.65%)