# [Korea crypto watch] STX's Korean trading share runs 21.4 times its global share By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/51599 Published: 2026-11-08T12:43:56.000Z Updated: 2026-11-08T12:43:56.000Z Section: Investing > STX's Korean turnover share was 21.4 times its global share. XRP led the Korean-market interest index with 87 points and accounted for 17.90% of domestic turnover. STX's share of Korean trading turnover was 21.4 times its global share, while XRP accounted for 17.90% of domestic turnover. WLD and ENA also had substantially higher trading shares in Korea than globally, despite weekly price declines. XRP's domestic turnover share compared with 1.97% globally, a ratio of 9.1 times. STX and WLD also showed pronounced Korean trading concentration, although their weekly price performance diverged: STX rose 5.35%, while WLD fell 17.66% and ENA declined 17.28%. As of November 8, XRP led the Korean-market interest index with a score of 87 and a domestic turnover share of 17.90%. XLM ranked second with 80 points, followed by ENA with 79.6. Their domestic turnover shares were 2.16% and 3.89%, respectively. Domestic turnover over 24 hours totaled 64.93 billion won for XRP, 7.84 billion won for XLM and 14.11 billion won for ENA. Among the 49 tokens traded on both Korean and overseas exchanges, the top 10 by interest score accounted for 36.5% of domestic turnover. ![ Korea crypto watch STX's Korean trading share runs 21.4 times its global share]() STX had the largest domestic-to-global trading-share ratio, with a Korean share of 0.88% against 0.04% globally, or 21.4 times. WLD followed at 18.8 times, ONDO at 16.7 times and XLM at 11.5 times. Other tokens had a stronger trading presence overseas. BNB accounted for 1.36% of global turnover but 0.06% domestically. XAUT's shares were 0.25% globally and 0.04% in Korea, while USDC's were 10.49% and 5.84%, respectively. Korean exchanges accounted for 20.30% of combined turnover across five Korean exchanges and Binance as of November 7, up from 13.70% 30 days earlier. This measures their share of that combined total, rather than worldwide exchange turnover. ALGO had the highest kimchi premium—the price difference between Korean and overseas markets—at 0.50%, followed by ATOM at 0.45% and POL at 0.28%. VVV traded at a 0.61% discount in Korea, while PEPE and RENDER showed negative premiums of 0.56% and 0.31%, respectively. [Editor's note] This column examines Korean trading concentration through an interest index covering tokens traded on both Korean and overseas exchanges. The index combines domestic and global turnover shares, the kimchi premium and recent trading surges, focusing on actual trading turnover. Domestic share measures a token's portion of turnover on Korean exchanges; global share measures its portion of overseas turnover. The ratio indicates how heavily trading is concentrated in Korea relative to overseas markets.