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Ripple News: XRP Loses Thematic Lead In South Korea As AI Crypto Trade Takes Over

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Ripple News: XRP Loses Thematic Lead In South Korea As AI Crypto Trade Takes Over

The post Ripple News: XRP Loses Thematic Lead In South Korea As AI Crypto Trade Takes Over appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

South Korean crypto traders are shifting away from payment-focused assets such as XRP toward AI-linked cryptocurrencies, with AI tokens emerging as the country’s most traded thematic crypto category by June 2026. The shift was highlighted in a new Chainalysis report covering crypto activity in East Asia between July 2025 and June 2026. The report measures …