XRP Overtakes Bitcoin and Ether on South Korean Exchanges — and the Setup Is Getting Interesting!

XRP has reclaimed the top of South Korean trading screens, with its won pair posting roughly $110.9 million in 24-hour volume on Upbit — ahead of bitcoin's $88.6 million and ether's $67 million, per CoinGecko. On Bithumb, XRP/KRW logged around $41 million, ranking second only behind USDT/KRW and above both BTC and ETH pairs.

Price action has been notably muted given the volume surge. XRP is trading near $1.44–$1.45, up about 3% on the week — better than bitcoin over the same stretch, but trailing BNB and SOL which have each gained roughly 8%. The real story is structural: XRP has been compressing below the $1.49–$1.50 resistance zone since February, printing higher lows above the $1.40 support floor while repeatedly failing to clear that ceiling.

The Korean context adds weight to the signal. South Korea's Kospi pulled back sharply after comments from a presidential policy aide rattled…