Chainalysis: South Korea leads East Asia crypto economy with $449.1B
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South Korea Tops East Asia Crypto Market
South Korea’s digital asset economy reached $450 billion over the past year. (Photo source: Shutterstock) Analysis results showed that the domestic digital asset economy scale reached $450 billion over the past year, surpassing China and Japan to become the largest in East Asia. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI)-related digital assets accounted for about 18% of total Korean won trading. According to the East Asia Crypto Adoption Report…
South Korea Crypto Inflows Reach $449.1B: Chainalysis
South Korea has emerged as East Asia's largest cryptocurrency economy, receiving an estimated $449.1 billion in onchain digital-asset value over the 12 months through June 2026, according to new data from Chainalysis. The figure covers cryptocurrency value received between July 2025 and June 2026 and places South Korea ahead of the region's other major crypto markets. It should not be interpreted as $449.1 billion of cryptocurrency owned by Sout…
[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Nam-gyu] Domestic virtual asset investors have shown a distinct preference for ‘AI coins.’ The proportion of artificial intelligence (AI)-related assets in Korean Won virtual asset trading reached 18%, which is 19.5 times that of Japanese Yen trading. Driven by active trading by retail investors, the size of the Korean virtual asset economy also recorded the largest in East Asia at $449.1 billion (approximately 629 tr…
South Korea's crypto economy leads East Asia with $449.1 billion; annual growth is 12.3 percent, and Japan lags behind with $228.3 billion.
Chainalysis revealed this Monday that, between July 2025 and June 2026, the cryptocurrency economy in East Asia reached $1.2 trillion. According to the report, South Korea firmly leads the region after recording transactions estimated at $449.1 billion in value received, consolidating itself as the undisputed engine of the region. The region is ... Read more
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