As of 12:00 AM KST on October 5, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at 174.51 million KRW on South Korea’s Upbit exchange, up 0.60 % from the previous day. On global exchange Binance, BTC was priced at 171.71 million KRW, resulting in a price gap of 2.8 million KRW and a Kimchi Premium of 1.63 %.
Ethereum (ETH), the leading altcoin, recorded a 1.52 % Kimchi Premium. Other major altcoins also displayed notable premiums: Solana (SOL) at 1.68 %, XRP (XRP) at 1.65 %, Dogecoin (DOGE) at 1.56 %, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) at 1.41 %. Most top altcoins are currently trading with a premium in the 1.4 % to 1.7 % range.