Report: South Korean crypto exchage have launched a total of 266 cryptocurrencies this year, with overseas projects accounting for 88%

Odaily reports that according to a recent report by virtual asset evaluation company AppiLab on the current status of new virtual asset trading support in 2024, South Korean domestic exchanges have listed a total of 266 cryptocurrencies so far this year. Of these, 88% or 233 are foreign cryptocurrencies, while there are 33 domestic cryptocurrencies, accounting for only 12%. Specifically, the exchanges that have listed the most foreign cryptocurrencies are Bithumb and Coinone, with 79 listings each. Gopax has listed 35, less than half of Bithumb and Coinone. On the other hand, Gopax has listed the most domestic cryptocurrencies at 24. Bithumb has listed 4, Korbit has listed 3, Coinone has listed 2, while Upbit has not listed any domestic cryptocurrencies so far this year. Upbit has the highest average rating score of 75, followed by Bithumb and Korbit at 74, Coinone at 72, and Gopax at 53, the lowest among the five representative exchanges.