{"id":28766,"date":"2026-05-15T18:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hana-banks-dunamu-buy-lifts-xrp-upbit-volumes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:47:36","slug":"hana-banks-dunamu-buy-lifts-xrp-upbit-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hana-banks-dunamu-buy-lifts-xrp-upbit-volumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hana Bank\u2019s Dunamu buy lifts XRP Upbit volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">XRP Upbit volume surged to $330 million on May 15 after Hana Bank announced a $670 million Dunamu stake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_650210876f7a0ef66c0b6d688ba2085b\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>XRP\u2019s Korean won pair led Upbit with over $330 million in 24-hour trading volume, outpacing Bitcoin\u2019s $217 million and Ethereum\u2019s $109 million.<\/li>\n<li>South Korea\u2019s Hana Bank agreed to buy a 1 trillion won stake in Dunamu, operator of Upbit, in the largest bank investment into a crypto exchange on record.<\/li>\n<li>XRP pulled back from a 24-hour high of $1.55 to $1.45 as options expiry pressure offset the volume surge, with trading activity up over 83% on the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>XRP Upbit volumes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.banklesstimes.com\/articles\/2026\/05\/15\/hana-bank-invests-670m-in-upbit-parent-company-dunamu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">surged<\/a> on Friday after South Korea\u2019s Hana Financial Group announced it will acquire a 1 trillion won ($670 million) stake in Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, through its subsidiary Hana Bank. <\/p>\n<p>The XRP-KRW pair recorded over $330 million in 24-hour volume, outpacing Bitcoin\u2019s $217 million and Ethereum\u2019s $109 million on the same exchange.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is expected to close on June 15, giving Hana Bank a 6.55% stake in Dunamu and making it the exchange\u2019s fourth-largest shareholder. Hana Financial Group simultaneously signed a strategic agreement with Dunamu to build a \u201cdigital asset-based financial innovation\u201d model linking traditional banking and crypto markets. <\/p>\n<p>Hana Financial TI has already completed a proof-of-concept for a Korean won-backed stablecoin on the XRP Ledger.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Korea\u2019s deepening XRP footprint<\/h2>\n<p>The Dunamu deal is the latest in a series of Korean institutional moves tied to XRP. As crypto.news reported, Ripple signed a partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance in April to pilot the tokenization of South Korean government bonds using Ripple Custody, the first time a Tier-1 Korean insurer adopted on-chain bond infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean retail traders have consistently shown strong preference for XRP, a pattern crypto.news documented earlier this year when XRP emerged as the standout trade of the 2026 crypto rally. <\/p>\n<p>XRP spot ETFs, whose combined US assets under management crossed $1.25 billion, have also been attracting record inflows, adding an institutional layer to what has traditionally been retail-driven Korean demand.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the volume surge, XRP pulled back from $1.55 to $1.45 amid broader market weakness linked to the $2.6 billion options expiry and rising US Treasury yields. Analysts continue to watch the $1.50 level as the first meaningful resistance for any extended move higher.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XRP Upbit volume surged to $330 million on May 15 after Hana Bank announced a $670 million Dunamu stake. 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