The number of domestic virtual asset investors reached 9.7 million

As the price of virtual assets soared due to the election of Donald Trump, who claimed to be the president of Bitcoin

The number of domestic virtual asset investors reached 9.7 million as the price of virtual assets soared due to the election of Donald Trump, who claimed to be the president of Bitcoin, as the U.S. president. The average daily transaction value also exceeded 7 trillion won, up 22% from the first half of last year. According to the Financial Services Commission's Financial Information Analysis Institute (FIU) on the 20th, the number of domestic transaction users was 9.7 million,3775 in the second half of last year, a 25% increase from the first half of the year (7.78 million). The survey was conducted on 25 virtual asset operators, including 17 virtual asset exchanges and 8 storage and wallet operators in Korea. The surge in the domestic virtual asset market is due to the rise in virtual asset prices and the expansion of the market with expectations for the Trump administration's pro-value asset policy in the second half of last year. Bitcoin rose 49% in the second half of last year alone. As a result, both small and large investors have increased significantly. The number of investors holding less than 1 million won was 6.84 million, a 21% increase from the first half of the year. On the other hand, the number of investors with more than 1 billion won increased 191% from 3,500 in the first half to 10,200 in the second half. The average daily transaction volume in the second half of the year was 7.3 trillion won, an increase of 22% from the first half of the year (6 trillion won), and the KRW deposit also showed a sharp increase of 114% from the end of June (5 trillion won). By age group, those in their 30s accounted for 29%, followed by those in their 40s, which accounted for 27%, and those in their 20s, which accounted for 19%. The operating profit of virtual asset operators also showed an increase, rising 28% from 581.3 billion won in the first half to 741.5 billion won. However, daily average transactions in the won market showed an increase of 22% to 7.3 trillion won, while transactions in the coin market showed a decrease of 81% to 160 million won. At the end of last year, the market capitalization of the domestic virtual asset market was 107.7 trillion won, showing a 91% increase from the end of June of the same year (56.5 trillion won).