Latest News and Articles about KOSPI

South Korean Retail Traders Dump Bitcoin for AI Chip Stocks as Margin Debt Hits Record High

20 May 2026 Daily Feed KOSPI, Margin Credit, Samsung Electronics, South Korean Retail Traders

South Korean retail traders are swapping Bitcoin for AI-chip stocks, but they’re not exactly calming down about it. They’re piling into the KOSPI with record leverage, and that’s how a hot trade turns into a potential bloodbath if the market blinks. Retail risk appetite has rotated from Bitcoin into South Korean stocks Margin credit has […]

South Korea’s KOSPI Soars 30% on Won-Backed Stablecoin Pledge: Boom or Bust?

29 June 2025 Daily Feed Kakao Pay, KOSPI, South Korea, Won-Backed Stablecoins

Korean Stocks Surge on President Lee’s Won-Backed Crypto Pledge: Brilliance or Bubble? South Korea’s financial markets are on fire in the first half of 2025, with the KOSPI index skyrocketing nearly 30% year-to-date, fueled by President Lee Jae-myung’s audacious commitment to support stablecoins pegged to the Korean won. Crypto-linked stocks like Kakao Pay have doubled […]