In the first half of this year, operating profits of South Korean cryptocurrency operators increased by 82% to 227.3 billion won, and deposits increased by 11% to 4 trillion won.

Despite the increase in platform profits, trading volume fell 1.3% month-on-month to 2.9 trillion won. In addition, the number of cryptocurrency traders also decreased by 210,000 to 6.06 million. Among individual traders, more than 67% hold virtual assets worth less than 500,000 won. (koreajoongangdaily) #opbnb