XRP has climbed to No. 1 in trading volume in South Korea, overtaking bitcoin and ether. U.Today reported that increased Korean trading helped XRP hold between $1.45 and $1.52 despite broader global market pressure. The surge coincided with the end of the “XRP Seoul 2026” event and private talks during Seoul Crypto Week. Some flagged domestic regulatory structure as a key driver and cautioned against assuming immediate global supply-demand effects.

Ripple will hold its “XRP Seoul 2026” event on Oct. 3 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul during Korea Blockchain Week, bringing together Ripple executives and South Korean financial firms to discuss XRP-based digital finance. Participants include Ripple President Monica Long and RippleX SVP Markus Infanger, alongside Kyobo Securities, Woori Bank and KakaoBank. Topics include tokenisation, crypto-payment-network-based payments and DeFi. The event precedes a series of October network upgrades and the Swell conference on Oct. 27-29.