XRP News: Upbit Turnover Slips, XRP Keeps Top Spot

Upbit recorded 8.35 trillion won ($6.28 billion) in trading volume for the week ending October 18, 2026, a 15.5% decline from the prior week. XRP nevertheless ranked first on South Korea’s largest exchange despite the news, ahead of Bitcoin and USDT. The contrast is clear: overall activity cooled, but trading attention remained concentrated in XRP. There was a 19.56% fall in trading volume across major South Korean platforms in the preceding week, a separate period that points to cooling; against that comparison, Upbit’s 15.5% contraction was milder. During mid-October, its 24-hour trading volumes ranged from about $340 million to more than $1.2 billion on active days. Upbit has consistently held the leading position in South Korea and regularly outpaced rival Bithumb.

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