While Ethereum (ETH) regularly approaches its summit of all time (ATH), some industry leaders think that the second cryptocurrency by market capitalization does not fully benefit from organic demand. It is rather “supported” by Korean investors who seek to make money quickly.
Ethereum being retained by Korean investors?
In an X job Earlier in the day, the Crypto Samson Mow entrepreneur made interesting observations on the current eTH prices trajectory. The Crypto executive awarded the current ETH price to Korean retail investors.
More specifically, Mow said that around 6 billion dollars in Korean retail capital support Ethereum prices. Mow blamed ETH influencers who would go to South Korea to market digital assets to retail investors.
In addition, the founder of Aqua Wallet said that ETH investors are not fully aware of the ETH / BTC graph, and have the false impression that they are buying the “next strategy”. He warned that it would not end well for ETH investors.
To recall, the strategy is the main public enterprise with regard to the quantity of bitcoin (BTC) held on its balance sheet. According to Coingecko data, the strategy currently contains 640,031 BTC, worth more than $ 48 billion at market prices in force.
Regarding cash companies based in Ethereum, Bitmin conduit The pack, holding more than 2.5 million ETH, worth around 12.4 billion dollars. Other companies such as Sharplink Gaming (838 728 ETH), Coinbase ((136,782 ETH), Digital (120,306 ETHzilla (102,246 ETH) brings together the first five on the list.
There are several signs that the Ethereum trading market in South Korea can reach exaggerated levels. For example, the Eth “Kimchi Premium” crowded At 1.93 on October 5, a significant increase of -2.06 was observed in July 2025 when the cryptocurrency was negotiated below $ 3,000.
For the uninitiated, the Kimchi premium refers to the price difference where cryptocurrencies are negotiated at higher prices on South Korean exchanges compared to global markets. This premium results from a strong local demand, a limited capital flow of Korea and regulatory barriers which prevent easy arbitration between Korean and international exchanges.
Channel data suggest a high demand for eth
Unlike Mow’s opinion, data on the chain show that the institutional and retail demand from ETH shows no signs of slowdown. Bind continuous Stack ETH despite the fact that it exchanges near its ATH territory.
At the same time, the funds negotiated on the stock market (ETF) based on ETH continue to attract an increasing quantity of entries. Recently, the ETH ETH-based in the United States attracted Registration inputs worth $ 547 million. At the time of the press, ETH is negotiated at $ 4,701, up 4.4% in the last 24 hours.
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