PANews reported on April 8th that according to the Daily Economic News, after a false news led to a 9% increase in mainstream cryptocurrency prices, the daily cryptocurrency trading volume in South Korea surged by nearly 400%. The false report claimed that US President Donald Trump was considering suspending tariff measures.
Data from CoinGecko shows that on April 7th, the 24-hour trading volume of the top five crypto exchanges in South Korea reached 6.78 billion Korean won (approximately $458,000), the highest level since March 4th, an increase of 368% from 1.45 billion Korean won (approximately $98,000) on April 5th.