[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Bitcoin, the number one cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is maintaining a slight upward trend in both domestic and international markets. It is trading at 13.16 million KRW in the domestic market and around 11,460 USD in the overseas market.


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As of 10:38 AM on the 19th, according to the cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Bitcoin was trading at 13,164,000 KRW, up 0.28% (37,000 KRW) from the previous session. The total trading volume for the day was about 15.7 billion KRW.


In the domestic market, price movements varied among cryptocurrencies. Ethereum (0.05%) and Ada (0.91%) rose, while Ripple (-0.29%), Chainlink (-0.08%), EOS (-0.41%), Tron (-0.27%), and Litecoin (-0.73%) declined.


According to another cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, Bitcoin was down 0.32% (42,000 KRW) from the previous session, trading at 13,165,000 KRW.


Other major cryptocurrencies also showed slight declines. Ethereum (-0.45%), Ripple (-0.36%), Bitcoin Cash (-0.44%), EOS (-0.34%), and Bitcoin SV (-0.70%) all decreased.


In the overseas market, Bitcoin is maintaining a slight upward trend as well. According to cryptocurrency market data provider CoinMarketCap, at the same time, Bitcoin was up 0.74% from 24 hours earlier, trading at 11,462.75 USD.



Other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (0.7%) and Bitcoin Cash (0.69%) maintained gains, while EOS (-4.32%), Bitcoin SV (-6.32%), and Litecoin (-5.3%) declined.


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