South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit, or KoFIU, said operating profit at the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges fell 78% in the first half of 2026 compared with the previous six months. The same dataset showed a 44% decline in average daily trading volume, a 33% drop in total market capitalization, a 35% fall in Korean won deposits, and a 41% decline in exchange revenue. The survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators and nine custody and wallet service firms, for the period from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2026. The number of accounts eligible to trade edged up 0.4% over the same period. Cointelegraph cited the figures.
Operating profit at South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges fell 78% in the first half of 2026 from the previous six months, according to data from the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU).
Over the same period, average daily trading volume dropped 44%, total market capitalization fell 33%, Korean won deposits declined 35%, and exchange revenue decreased 41%.
The survey covered 26 registered virtual asset service providers, including 17 exchange operators and nine custody and wallet service providers. The reporting period ran from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2026.
KoFIU’s data also showed that the number of accounts eligible for trading rose slightly by 0.4%. Cointelegraph reported the figures.
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