1、South KoreanCrypto Retail InvestorTrends Report 2024Survey Period December 1013,2024|Research Organization Coinness DeSpread|Number of respondents 3,108(based on valid responses)|Respondents CoinNess media and community users|Copyright CoinNess2025Crypto adoption by ageTeens0.58%20s16.7%30s36.79%40s

2、30.09%50s12.2%60+3.6%3040sNearly 70%of crypto retail investors are in their 30s and 40s,making them the backbone of the Korean crypto retail market.At 36.79%,retail investors in their 30s make up the largest age group.30sSummaryGender ratio of crypto investorsMale68.65%Female31.32%FemaleFemale inves

3、tors now make up 31.32%of the market,up from just 8%two years agoan increase of over 20%points.Roughly 7 out of 10 retail crypto investors are male.MaleSummaryCopyright CoinNess20250200400600800Unit:individualsLess than$77018.41%$770 to$3,85016.83%$3,850 to$7,70012.91%$7,700 to$38,50024.59%$38,500to

4、$77,00012.81%$77,000to$385,00012.26%$385,000to$770,0001.29%Over$770,0001.32%SummaryMore than half of Korean retail crypto investors hold at least$7,700 in virtual assets.Over$7,700Crypto ownership by holding size(Est.due to FX rate changes)Copyright CoinNess2025Duration of crypto investmentsSince th

5、e start of the 2024 bull market,new investors have accounted for roughly 33%of the Korean crypto market.Among them,investors with less than six months of experience seem to have been primarily influenced by Trumps U.S.election victory,while those with six to twelve months of experience were likely l

6、argely influenced by the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs.Additionally,the fact that around 40%of all investors are long-term participants(with investments of three years or more)is believed to have contributed to the high trading volumes and market share of cryptocurrencies like XRP and Dogecoinboth o