South Korea's Bitcoin Price Slips: Understanding the "Kimchi Discount" of 2025

South Korea’s Bitcoin Price Slips: Understanding the “Kimchi Discount” of 2025

The South Korean Bitcoin market has entered an unusual “discount mode,” with prices consistently trading below the global average for 12 consecutive days. This marks the deepest and most sustained “Kimchi discount” observed in 2025, a stark contrast to the historical “Kimchi premium,” where Bitcoin typically fetches higher prices in the region. This price deviation…