Korea Crypto Exchange Pulse — Upbit Bithumb Coinone Live Volume

Korea Crypto Exchange Pulse — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit Volume + Korea Premium Tracker

Korean crypto exchange data aggregator covering Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit — combined 24h KRW volume rankings, Upbit's official warning and caution flags, and early signals for kimchi premium spikes and pump candidates. The only actor that turns Upbit's regulatory flag system into a programmatic feed. No API key required. Runs on Apify's cloud in seconds.

Keywords: Korean crypto exchange · Upbit Bithumb data · Korea premium tracker · kimchi premium · Upbit caution flags · KRW volume ranking · Korean retail crypto · Upbit warning API

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What does the Korea Exchange Pulse do?

The Korea Exchange Pulse actor aggregates live 24-hour KRW trading volume from all four major Korean crypto exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit — and merges them into a single ranked dataset per token. It also fetches Upbit's official market-event flags for every listed token, covering five caution categories: GLOBAL_PRICE_DIFFERENCES (kimchi premium forming), TRADING_VOLUME_SOARING (pump candidate), DEPOSIT_AMOUNT_SOARING (retail onboarding surge), PRICE_FLUCTUATIONS (high volatility alert), and CONCENTRATION_OF_SMALL_ACCOUNTS (retail-driven pump pattern). Because Apify manages scheduling and infrastructure, you can turn this into an automated Korea premium tracker feed without running your own server.

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Why use the Korea Exchange Pulse?

• Korean retail is the most concentrated crypto market on earth. Altcoin volume on Upbit and Bithumb routinely runs 2–5x global venues during pump cycles. Monitoring this feed means you see the flows first.
• Upbit's caution flags are quantitative, not opinion. They are raised when Upbit's own surveillance system crosses specific numerical thresholds — GLOBAL_PRICE_DIFFERENCES historically signals a kimchi premium of 5%+, which often precedes a 10–30% local pump within hours.
• Early pump detection. The TRADING_VOLUME_SOARING + DEPOSIT_AMOUNT_SOARING flag combination is the classic pre-pump pattern. Filtering warningOnly: true surfaces only flagged tokens — typically 10–30 out of 260+ listed tokens at any given time.
• Cross-exchange price comparison. Per-exchange price fields let you compare Upbit vs. Bithumb prices for the same token, revealing intra-Korean spread opportunities.
• Straddle positioning. PRICE_FLUCTUATIONS flags mark elevated volatility periods — useful for options or volatility strategies.

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How to use the Korea Exchange Pulse

1. Open the actor on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. To find pump candidates immediately, set warningOnly: true and sortBy: "total_volume_desc" — this returns only Upbit-flagged tokens, ranked by combined KRW volume.
3. Click Start — the actor runs in under 60 seconds.
4. Access results via the Dataset tab as JSON or CSV, or query via the Apify API.
5. Schedule hourly runs for continuous Korea premium tracking using Apify's built-in scheduler.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
includeUpbit	boolean	true	Include Upbit KRW market data
includeBithumb	boolean	true	Include Bithumb KRW market data
includeCoinone	boolean	true	Include Coinone KRW market data
includeKorbit	boolean	true	Include Korbit KRW market data
minTotalVolumeKrw	integer	100,000,000	Exclude tokens below this combined KRW volume (default ~$70 USD)
sortBy	string	total_volume_desc	total_volume_desc, upbit_volume_desc, symbol_asc
warningOnly	boolean	false	Return only tokens with at least one Upbit caution or warning flag active
limit	integer	100	Maximum number of tokens returned
alertVolumeKrw	integer	0	Telegram alert when any token's 24h volume exceeds this KRW amount. 0 = disabled
telegramBotToken	string	—	Telegram bot token for alerts
telegramChatId	string	—	Telegram chat ID to receive alerts

Example — Pump scanner (Upbit flags only):

{"warningOnly": true, "sortBy": "total_volume_desc", "limit": 50}

Example — Full KRW volume ranking:

{"minTotalVolumeKrw": 1000000000, "sortBy": "total_volume_desc", "limit": 100}

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Output

Each item represents one token with aggregated KRW volume across all four Korean exchanges plus Upbit's flag status.

[
  {
    "symbol": "XRP",
    "korean_name": "리플",
    "english_name": "Ripple",
    "total_volume_24h_krw": 278857312982,
    "upbit": {
      "price": 1809,
      "volume_krw": 178000000000,
      "change_pct": 3.42
    },
    "bithumb": {"price": 1807, "volume_krw": 60000000000, "change_pct": 3.18},
    "coinone": {"price": 1808, "volume_krw": 24000000000, "change_pct": 3.30},
    "korbit": {"price": 1809, "volume_krw": 16857312982, "change_pct": 3.51},
    "exchanges_listed": 4,
    "upbit_warning": false,
    "upbit_caution": {
      "price_fluctuations": false,
      "trading_volume_soaring": false,
      "deposit_amount_soaring": false,
      "global_price_differences": true,
      "concentration_of_small_accounts": false
    },
    "any_upbit_flag": true
  }
]

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Data fields

Field	Type	Description
symbol	string	Token ticker symbol
korean_name	string	Korean display name from Upbit
english_name	string	English name from Upbit
total_volume_24h_krw	number	Combined 24h KRW volume across all included exchanges
upbit	object	Upbit price, KRW volume, and 24h change percentage
bithumb	object	Bithumb price, KRW volume, and 24h change (null if not listed)
coinone	object	Coinone price, KRW volume, and 24h change (null if not listed)
korbit	object	Korbit price, KRW volume, and 24h change (null if not listed)
exchanges_listed	integer	Number of Korean exchanges where this token trades
upbit_warning	boolean	Formal Upbit market warning is active
upbit_caution.price_fluctuations	boolean	Upbit PRICE_FLUCTUATIONS caution flag
upbit_caution.trading_volume_soaring	boolean	Upbit TRADING_VOLUME_SOARING caution flag
upbit_caution.deposit_amount_soaring	boolean	Upbit DEPOSIT_AMOUNT_SOARING caution flag
upbit_caution.global_price_differences	boolean	Upbit GLOBAL_PRICE_DIFFERENCES flag — kimchi premium signal
upbit_caution.concentration_of_small_accounts	boolean	Upbit small-account concentration flag
any_upbit_flag	boolean	Convenience boolean — true if any caution or warning is active

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Cost estimation

This actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing — you only pay for tokens returned.

Use case	Tokens returned	Estimated cost
Upbit-flagged tokens only (~15–30)	20	$0.020
Top 100 by KRW volume	100	$0.100
Full sweep (~262 KRW pairs)	262	$0.262
Hourly schedule, full sweep	262 x 24	~$6.29/day

Rate: $0.001 per token returned. For most monitoring use cases, running warningOnly: true keeps costs well under $1/day.

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FAQ

Do I need API keys for Upbit, Bithumb, or other Korean exchanges? No. All four exchanges provide public ticker and market-info endpoints that require no authentication. The actor uses only public APIs — no account, no key, no rate-limit risk at single-actor scale.

How accurate are the Upbit caution flags? The flags are Upbit's own official regulatory tags fetched directly from their /v1/market/all?isDetails=true endpoint. They reflect Upbit's internal surveillance system, which applies quantitative thresholds. The actor does not interpret or infer flags — it reports exactly what Upbit's API returns.

Can I use this as a kimchi premium tracker? Yes — the global_price_differences caution flag is the most direct programmatic signal for kimchi premium formation. For the actual premium percentage (KRW price vs. global USD price), pair this actor with the Kimchi Premium Tracker, which computes the exact spread.

Disclaimer: This actor aggregates publicly available market data from Korean exchange APIs. Upbit caution flags are reproduced as-is from Upbit's official API and do not represent analysis or recommendations from the actor author. Past flag patterns do not guarantee future price movements. This is not financial advice.

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Related Actors

• Kimchi Premium Tracker — Pair with this actor to get the exact KRW premium percentage per token.
• Smart Money Wallet Tracker — Track on-chain whale flows that often precede Korean retail pumps.
• CEX Funding Rate Aggregator — Cross-reference Korean volume spikes with global perp funding rates for confirmation.

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Live Sample Run

A real run executed on 2026-06-10 with default inputs:

Field	Value
Items in dataset	15
Dataset (JSON)	https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/KUIFHe8DmJCp4vdfQ/items?clean=1&format=json
Dataset (CSV)	https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/KUIFHe8DmJCp4vdfQ/items?clean=1&format=csv
Run summary (KVS)	https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/Pj2U3Fhr6yZn4WuCe/records/SUMMARY
Run details	https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/7gzQAuUeBoHPamzgO

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