• The Kimchi premium is the price gap for cryptocurrencies on South Korean exchanges compared to foreign exchanges.

  • The difference in price may be due to the lack of high-yield investment options for investors in South Korea.
  • Investors in South Korea can only profit from the kimchi premium by buying bitcoins abroad and reselling them in South Korea. “However, capital controls and financial regulation make it difficult for South Korean investors to profit from the kimchi surcharge.