BTC & XRP Dominate Crypto Trading As Korean Stock Market Crashes—Is Smart Money Rotating to Crypto?

South Korea’s Upbit volume exploded on July 14, 2026, surging 1,426% to $4.27 billion as the country’s equity markets buckled under one of their worst single-day selloffs in years. Bitcoin ($BTC) and $XRP led the charge, together accounting for nearly 20% of all trades on the platform as retail investors fled collapsing stocks.