DYDX Kimchi Premium and Live Price - Korean vs Global Exchange Comparison

How to read the DYDX price on this page

This page compares the live dYdX (DYDX) price across six exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, Binance, Bybit, Bitget and OKX—on one screen. The price card shows the Korean and global averages side by side, and the exchange table breaks out each venue's price and its gap versus the global benchmark. Prices refresh every second. A positive kimchi premium means DYDX trades higher on Korean exchanges; a negative value (sometimes called a "reverse premium") means it trades lower.

What is the DYDX kimchi premium?

The kimchi premium is the percentage difference between DYDX's price on Korean exchanges and its price on global exchanges, converted at the live USD/KRW rate. For example, if the average Korean price of DYDX is 2% higher than the average global price after conversion, the DYDX kimchi premium is 2%. Coinyong recalculates this every second using the live exchange rate. Sharp moves in the premium can reflect changes in Korean market demand and liquidity—a widening premium can indicate stronger buying pressure on Korean exchanges, while a shrinking or negative premium can indicate that the local price gap is fading.

Why compare DYDX prices across exchanges?

Even for the same coin, prices differ slightly between exchanges because liquidity, order flow and the timing of currency conversion all differ. In practice, arbitrage is difficult because moving funds between Korean and overseas exchanges can involve regulatory requirements, exchange restrictions, banking and transfer constraints, fees, and timing risk—which can help explain why the premium can persist. For most readers, the premium is more useful as a sentiment gauge than as a trading signal: the size of the gap, together with volume, shows where the market is leaning right now.

What else is on this page

• Exchange comparison: how the displayed DYDX prices differ across the six venues.
• Kimchi premium, 24h change, high/low and volume: the basic gauges of momentum and volatility.
• Long/short ratio: the relative balance of long and short futures positions, shown as a visual bar.
• TradingView chart: price action on a 5-minute chart by default.
• Market cap and supply: circulating, total and max supply for a sense of DYDX's market size.

Reading DYDX in context

DYDX is a DeFi token, so fundamentals like the protocol's TVL (total value locked), governance activity and feature launches matter alongside price. DeFi tokens can be particularly sensitive to changes in overall risk appetite, and some can experience larger drawdowns than major assets when BTC and ETH weaken. Volume, order book depth and the performance of other major DeFi tokens are useful context when assessing the market.

To go deeper, see our guides: What Is the Kimchi Premium?, How to Read Crypto Charts and The Fear & Greed Index.

This page is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions.