According to the Korea Financial Investors Protections Foundation, the average amount invested in crypto by retail investors in South Korea hovers at around $6,100 and is up nearly two-fold since 2018 amongst investors in their 40s and 50s. In a survey conducted across South Korea's six largest cities targeting investors aged 25 to 64 years old, the Korea Financial Investors Foundation found that the number of investors who are now committed in the crypto market has increased from 6.4 percent to 7.4 percent and the average amount invested in crypto by individual investors surged by 64.2 percent in the past 12 months.