The Bank of Korea: 91.2% of trading volume in the South Korean cryptocurrency market is contributed by the top 10% of accounts, raising the risk of market manipulation.

Korean market remains higher than rest of the global average, at 157% and 112% respectively. However, as Bitcoin surpasses $100,000 in 2025, the behavior of Korean retail investors has shifted from actively building positions to focusing on profit-taking and significant cashing out. 91.2% of the trading volume in the Korean crypto market is contributed by the just top 10% of whale accounts, leading to increased risks of market manipulation. The Bank of Korea warned that if institutional and ETF access is relaxed, the vulnerability of the Korean market to global volatility will intensify. Currently, local money has shifted to the Korean local stock market and US leveraged ETFs.