$830 Million in an Hour: XRP and TRUMP Drive New Record in South Korea

South Korea’s Upbit recorded 1.15 trillion won, roughly $830 million, in trading volume within a single hour on Saturday, with XRP and TRUMP dominating the surge. The spike extends a rebound that began the previous day, when Upbit’s daily volume already jumped 273%.

Upbit’s trading volume distribution over the past 24 hours was led by XRP at 32.20%. Source: Upbit Datalab What Drove Upbit’s Record Hourly Volume XRP led the charge by a wide margin.

The token accounted for 32.20% of Upbit’s 24-hour trading volume, ranking first among all traded assets, according to Upbit Datalab. TRUMP ranked second on the exchange, contributing 10.93% of total volume.

USDT followed in third place with 8.39%, while Ethereum and Bitcoin rounded out the top five at 5.44% and 5.40%, respectively.