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Upbit volume edges higher after South Korea’s KOSPI 8% crash

Upbit trading volume rose to 8,724 BTC on July 14, still 27.4% below its 30-observation average.

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CryptoSlate reported that after South Korea’s KOSPI dropped as much as 8.22% on July 13, triggering a 20-minute trading halt under Korea Exchange rules, trading volume on Upbit rose modestly, offering limited evidence of a sustained shift from equities into crypto.

According to CryptoSlate’s July 14 snapshot, Upbit volume moved from 7,436 BTC at 06:10 UTC on July 12 to 8,379 BTC on July 13, then to 8,724 BTC on July 14. That represented a 12.7% jump on July 13 versus July 12, followed by a 4.1% increase on July 14, but activity remained 27.4% below the 12,014 BTC average of the 30 observations and far below the 20,506 BTC series high from June 26.

The sell-off was linked to renewed Middle East tensions that lifted oil prices, while steep losses in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix pressured Korea’s chip-heavy benchmark. CryptoSlate also noted that the KOSPI rout coincided with crypto markets already under strain from persistent ETF outflows, and that stress in a leveraged market could have added pressure to trading across asset classes.

CryptoSlate said rotation signals would require Upbit’s rolling volume to stay elevated beyond the event window and move above recent baselines, plus be corroborated by exchange-level data. For now, it characterized the uptick as a brief increase from a low base rather than clear proof of lasting incremental crypto demand tied to the equity shock.

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