PANews reported on October 21st that according to Bloomberg, South Korean retail investors are accelerating their influx of high-risk assets to fund home purchases. Margin trading has tripled in the past five years, and retail investors hold up to 40% of US-based leveraged / inverse ETFs . Altcoins now account for over 80% of trading volume on local exchanges. A week ago, the US-China tariff dispute triggered a crypto market slump. After the government tightened mortgage and rental regulations, nearly 4 trillion won (approximately US$400 billion) in funds flowed out of banks. Regulators have warned of the risks of leverage and market volatility. The TerraUSD/LUNA crash has led to numerous cases of significant personal losses.


