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1. The Total Number of Users of South Korean Crypto Exchanges Reaches 16.29 Million, Surpassing That of Stock Investors link According to SBS, as of the end of February 2025, the total number of users of virtual asset exchanges in South Korea reached 16.29 million, accounting for approximately 32% of the country’s total population, surpassing the number of stock investors (14.1 million). It is worth noting that this data is based on the sum of account holders of the five major South Korean exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax. If the same individual opens accounts on multiple exchanges, they will be counted repeatedly. The South Korean cryptocurrency consulting firm DeSpread and the media outlet CoinNess jointly released the “2024 Cryptocurrency Investor Trends Report”. A survey of 3,108 individual investors shows that the average holding is between 10 million and 50 million South Korean won, and more than 70% of the investors achieved profits in 2024. The assets with...