Key Takeaways:
Bitcoin hit a 3.1% KRW discount on June 1, its deepest gap since February 2021.Upbit logged $1.21B on June 6, yet BTC traded 2.46% below global prices.SK Hynix gained 1,000%+ as AI stocks rallied; BTC demand may stay muted.The KOSPI rally was largely driven by AI-focused memory and chip stocks, led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. SK Hynix reportedly climbed more than 1,000% over the previous year, while Samsung nearly quintupled, as booming demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and AI infrastructure chips drew substantial foreign and domestic investment into South Korea’s semiconductor sector.
