According to BlockBeats, on February 13, according to Cryptonews, a Hashed Open Research survey showed that 25% of South Koreans currently hold cryptocurrencies.The survey was 2,000 Korean residents aged 20-69, of which the 30-39-year-olds had the highest participation rate, reaching 54%.
Data shows that 3.6% of respondents hold crypto assets worth more than 100 million won (about 68,900 US dollars), while 25% hold between 689-3,443 US dollars.57% of cryptocurrency investors say they use their wages to invest, and more than half say they choose cryptocurrencies because they “can get higher returns in the short term than other assets.”
It is worth noting that about a quarter of cryptocurrency holders use overseas trading platforms or decentralized trading platforms (DEXs), with more than half of them storing more than 20% of their assets on these platforms.The survey also showed that 11% of respondents who had never invested in cryptocurrencies said they were interested in investing in the future.