PANews reported on October 21st that according to Bloomberg, South Korean retail investors are accelerating their influx of high-risk assets to fund home purchases. Margin trading has tripled in the past five years, and retail investors hold up to 40% of US-based leveraged / inverse ETFs . Altcoins now account for over 80% of trading volume on local exchanges. A week ago, the US-China tariff dispute triggered a crypto market slump. After the government tightened mortgage and rental regulations, nearly 4 trillion won (approximately US$400 billion) in funds flowed out of banks. Regulators have warned of the risks of leverage and market volatility. The TerraUSD/LUNA crash has led to numerous cases of significant personal losses.PANews reported on October 21st that according to Bloomberg, South Korean retail investors are accelerating their influx of high-risk assets to fund home purchases. Margin trading has tripled in the past five years, and retail investors hold up to 40% of US-based leveraged / inverse ETFs . Altcoins now account for over 80% of trading volume on local exchanges. A week ago, the US-China tariff dispute triggered a crypto market slump. After the government tightened mortgage and rental regulations, nearly 4 trillion won (approximately US$400 billion) in funds flowed out of banks. Regulators have warned of the risks of leverage and market volatility. The TerraUSD/LUNA crash has led to numerous cases of significant personal losses.

                                                                               Market participants are eagerly anticipating at least a 25 basis point (BPS) interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.                     The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, is expected to begin slashing interest rates on Wednesday, with analysts expecting a 25 basis point (BPS) cut and a boost to risk asset prices in the long term.Crypto prices are strongly correlated with liquidity cycles, Coin Bureau founder and market analyst Nic Puckrin said. However, while lower interest rates tend to raise asset prices long-term, Puckrin warned of a short-term price correction.  “The main risk is that the move is already priced in, Puckrin said, adding, “hope is high and there’s a big chance of a ‘sell the news’ pullback. When that happens, speculative corners, memecoins in particular, are most vulnerable.”Read more