BlockBeats news: On March 25, South Korea’s financial regulator released a report stating that in the second half of 2025, cryptocurrency outflows from South Korean exchanges to overseas platforms and private wallets amounted to approximately $60 billion, a 14% increase from the first half’s 78.9 trillion KRW (approximately $52.5 billion).
The report also shows that, although the number of users and deposit amounts on South Korea’s local exchanges increased, overall profitability declined. By the end of 2025, the number of cryptocurrency trading accounts in South Korea reached 11.1 million, a 3% increase from June 2025. Deposit amounts rose significantly by 31% to KRW 8.1 trillion (approximately $5.4 billion). Despite this growth in users and assets, it did not translate into higher profits. The operating profit of South Korea’s 18 active exchanges in the second half of 2025 was KRW 380.7 billion (approximately $2.534 billion), a 38% decline from KRW 617.8 billion (approximately $4.112 billion) in the first half of the year.