South Korea Tops East Asia Crypto Market With $449.1 Billion

South Korea's digital asset market reached $449.1 billion over the past year, up 12.3% and the largest in East Asia, surpassing Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, according to Chainalysis. AI-related tokens accounted for about 18% of won trading, led by Worldcoin at $7.41 billion and Sahara AI at $3.2 billion.

• South Korea's digital asset market hit $449.1 billion, up 12.3% year over year
• Activity on domestic exchanges rose 16.3%
• AI tokens made up about 18% of won trading, 19.5 times the share in yen trading
• Top AI assets by volume: Worldcoin $7.41B, Sahara AI $3.2B, Virtual Protocol $2.7B