FX
Cardano (KRW)
The Cardano (ADA) price in Korean won from Upbit daily candles. An altcoin with a traditionally heavy Korean trading share, it shows the strength of won-market altcoin preference, with its gap to the dollar price revealing domestic crowding.
At a glance
Cardano (KRW): latest value and prior change
As of 2026-09-08, Cardano (KRW) is 296.0 KRW. It is 4.00 KRW lower than 300.0 KRW on 2026-09-07.
Across 219 available observations from 2026-02-02 to 2026-09-08, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 40th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-02–2026-09-08
- Observations · observed cadence
- 219 · Daily
- Data source
- Upbit
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
Time-series chart
Cardano (KRW)
2026-02-02–2026-09-08
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | 296.0 KRW | 2026-09-07 | -4.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-07 | 300.0 KRW | 2026-09-06 | -4.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-06 | 304.0 KRW | 2026-09-05 | 6.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-05 | 298.0 KRW | 2026-09-04 | 9.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-04 | 289.0 KRW | 2026-09-03 | -13.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-03 | 302.0 KRW | 2026-09-02 | 25.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-02 | 277.0 KRW | 2026-09-01 | 5.00 KRW |
| 2026-09-01 | 272.0 KRW | 2026-08-31 | -1.00 KRW |
| 2026-08-31 | 273.0 KRW | 2026-08-30 | 4.00 KRW |
| 2026-08-30 | 269.0 KRW | 2026-08-29 | -12.00 KRW |
Source: Upbit
Interpretation guide
Cardano in won: the thermometer of Korea's altcoin market
Upbit's won-denominated ADA price is a thermometer of domestic altcoin demand. Cardano has long carried a heavy Korean trading share, so its won-price relative strength and turnover rank show how deep domestic retail money has moved into the altcoin zone.
What to check
Direction follows the dollar price; the information is in the intensity gap. A premium of the won price over the converted dollar price, and a climb up Upbit's turnover ranks, evidence domestic demand attaching separately.
- A widening won-dollar gap shows domestic buyers acting more aggressively than global flow.
- Entering Upbit's top turnover ranks signals retail alt money flowing in.
- Overnight moves lean global, daytime moves lean domestic — use timing to attribute causes.
Interpretation rules
Won-market alt froth is a market-wide risk-appetite signal beyond any single coin. Whether ADA's won froth travels with the Tether premium and the kimchi premium is the test of how broad domestic overheating has become.
- ADA and Tether premiums rising together mark broad won-money inflow into crypto.
- Price gains without premium are just the global move passing through.
- Total won altcoin turnover often leads individual coin prices as a signal.
What to watch out for
Korea's alt market is thinner than global venues and overreacts to events. Exchange listings, investment warnings, and transfer suspensions can distort prices, so filter event-driven swings when reading it as sentiment.
- Set aside exchange-notice moves as flow events, excluded from trend calls.
- Confirm whether a widening gap reflects transfer restrictions before reading it as demand.
- At froth peaks, expect the downside to arrive with liquidity disappearing.