KOSPI Plunges 4.46% as July Loss Hits 23.13%
The scale of South Korea’s equity selloff marks a sharp risk-off signal for Asian markets, with investors watching whether pressure spreads across regional assets.
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The scale of South Korea’s equity selloff marks a sharp risk-off signal for Asian markets, with investors watching whether pressure spreads across regional assets.
When the KOSPI swung roughly 17% across two days, a textbook retail rotation was the obvious trade; Upbit's volume rose just 4%, suggesting Korean crypto desks were already elsewhere.
The raise values a still-young onchain rights-and-royalties stack at nine figures, with the round led by crypto-native funds that have backed infrastructure plays through prior cycles.
Upbit's 24-hour volume jumped 1,426% to $4.27B on the same session KOSPI fell 4%, as forced stock liquidations of KRW 425.8B since July 1 push leveraged retail into the crypto exit.
Seoul's benchmark gapped 8% lower before trading was suspended, the steepest single-session halt since 2020 and a fresh signal that Asian risk-off is accelerating.
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