Mirae Asset Consulting Approved to Acquire 92.06% Stake in Korbit for $98 Million

Odaily Planet Daily News: South Korean regulators announced that Mirae Asset Consulting has been approved to acquire a 92.06% stake in the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit, with the transaction amount totaling approximately 133.4 billion Korean won, or about $98 million. This deal marks the first acquisition of a virtual asset exchange by a traditional financial conglomerate in South Korea. According to 2025 market share data for South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit holds approximately 69%, Bithumb around 28%, Coinone about 2%, Korbit roughly 0.5%, and Gopax approximately 0.1%.