Exchanges· ★★★· bearish·

Spot volume at South Korea's top five exchanges falls 33% in Q2

  • —Spot volume at the five Korean exchanges fell 33% QoQ to about $146.7 billion
  • —Top 10 global CEXs lost 27.9% of volume, falling to $1.95 trillion
  • —Korean venues remain spot-only as regulators bar derivatives
  • —Overseas platforms are widening their product range and taking share
Why it matters: Regulatory limits keep Korean exchanges out of derivatives, pushing volume toward offshore platforms.
Source: PANews