Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration taken on Sept. 10, 2025. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

 

The global cryptocurrency market is rapidly cooling as investors shift money into booming stock markets, raising concerns that Korea’s retail-driven digital asset market may face deeper instability without institutional support.

 

In the United States, institutional money continues flowing into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), despite retail investor trading slowing down. However, channels for institutional investment in the crypto market remain restricted in Korea.

 


 

Cumulative trading volume on Korea’s five major cryptocurrency exchanges — Upbit,…