Chainalysis: South Korea leads East Asia crypto economy at $449.1B, Japan at $228.3B
- —South Korea: $449.1B, up 12.3% year over year, the region's largest market
- —Japan: $228.3B, DEX share at 34.5%, DEX usage up over 200% since 2022
- —China: P2P share of activity rose 3.5x to 59.1%, P2P wallets up 43x
- —Hong Kong: institutional inflows rose from 9% to 16% of service flows
Why it matters: Korea's AI-token focus and Japan's shift to on-chain trading shape regional demand for AI assets and DEX infrastructure.
Source: BITTIMES
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