The Monero price has launched an outstanding rally throughout the last fifty percent of August, culminating in a 7-day increase of 100% in between August 21 as well as August 28. Although there are various other elements at play, consisting of a basic increase in anonymity-centric altcoin rates, a lot of this motion should be credited to the intro of XMR/KRW trading on Bithumb.

Bithumb Adds XMR/KRW Trading Pair

Recently, the rally began when Bithumb announced it was about to include assistance for Monero to its cryptocurrency exchange. Bithumb, which is based in South Korea, boasts the highest trading volume of any type of exchange. Considerably, Bithumb additionally represents the majority of KRW trading volume within the cryptocurrency ecological community. Although several various other exchanges offer KRW sets, their volume is generally much listed below that of Bithumb. The Monero cost promptly increased to $95 adhering to the statement. Monero tapered a bit the following day but resumed its rally on August 25 when Bithumb started accepting XMR deposits. This caused the Monero cost to rocket past $100 for a new all-time record. ![Monero Price Cuts $150.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmap6cVg9eHX3NjPWAEywBkDz7j4qw2hRyquS5HYUbrhdX/Monero%20Price%20Cuts%20%24150.png) The Monero rate remained to climb as investors hurried to transfer their coins on Bithumb. Eventually, XMR pierced $150 on August 28 as Monero trading opened on Bithumb. This represents a 7-day cost boost of greater than 100%. For the month, the XMR cost is up greater than 249%.

Monero Rate, Quantity Soar on Bithumb

Although Bithumb only allowed XMR/KRW trading a couple of hours back, quantity has actually currently surpassed $200 million. This number exceeds the mixed 24-hour quantity of XMR trading on all other exchanges, which currently rests at $194 million. Currently, Monero is trading at $156 on Bithumb-- a complete $12 higher than the CoinMarketCap standard of other exchange rates. ![Monero_Volume_28-08-2017.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVp7xKRopwsihVhXui29gRoHJFScmWwoWYYTz96ahpVvk/Monero_Volume_28-08-2017.png) Monero is not the only coin currently experiencing a trading quantity rise on Bithumb. Litecoin has climbed up past $60 today, partially because of more than $200 million of LTC/KRW action on the exact same exchange. Bithumb traders have a history of pumping coins, so do not be shocked if Monero remains to rise to new documents this week. #crypto-news #cryptocurrencies #altcoin #monero #bithumb

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References and Credits
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/monero/