{"id":46427,"date":"2025-01-31T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/virtual-surges-as-koreas-largest-crypto-exchange-lists-token\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:22:18","slug":"virtual-surges-as-koreas-largest-crypto-exchange-lists-token","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/virtual-surges-as-koreas-largest-crypto-exchange-lists-token\/","title":{"rendered":"VIRTUAL surges as Korea&#8217;s largest crypto exchange lists token"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/04\/upbit-exchange-logo-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/04\/upbit-exchange-logo-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/04\/upbit-exchange-logo-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/04\/upbit-exchange-logo-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The VIRTUAL price rose to highs of $2.45 after Upbit, Korea\u2019s largest exchange, announced trading support.<\/li>\n<li>Upbit planned to add VIRTUAL pairs against Korean Won, BTC and USDT.<\/li>\n<li>Virtuals Protocol is also among tokens in Injective\u2019s AI index AIX.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>VIRTUAL, the native token of the AI agents platform Virtuals Protocol, has surged to highs of $2.45 and recorded a 24-hour trading volume of over $485 million.<\/p>\n<p>Market data shows the token\u2019s daily volume has shot up by more than\u00a0 186%, indicating a massive increase in interest and trading activity.<\/p>\n<h2>Korea\u2019s Upbit lists Virtuals Protocol token<\/h2>\n<p>VIRTUAL price spiked in early trading on Jan. 31 after Upbit, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, announced its support for the token.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_Upbit\/status\/1885245140337647712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update on X<\/a>, Upbit said it would be listing VIRTUAL with support for three major trading pairs. The exchange planned to add pairs against the Korean Won, Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT).<\/p>\n<p>Market reaction to the news has helped the artificial intelligence protocol\u2019s native token reclaim price levels seen early this week.<\/p>\n<p>While VIRTUAL has pared some of these gains amid profit taking deals, it trades 6% in the green. Bulls have cut weekly losses to about 16%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_267147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267147\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"wp-image-267147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VIRTUAL_1D_graph_coinmarketcap.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VIRTUAL chart by CoinMarketCap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Why else is VIRTUAL price up?<\/h2>\n<p>Overall <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/tag\/ai\/\">AI<\/a> sentiment is one reason this token is up today.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the latest bounce for the Virtuals Protocol price came as Injective Labs <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.injective.com\/en\/injective-pioneers-the-convergence-of-on-chain-stocks-and-crypto-with-groundbreaking-ai-index-product-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the AI agent token will be part of the newly-launched AI index AIX.<\/p>\n<p>This tokenized product combines some of the world\u2019s best AI tokens andstocks. Other than INJ, the index comprises top AI tokens Bittensor as well as trending agentic tokens ai16z and Virtuals Protocol. Injective\u2019s AIX also has Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Virtuals\u2019 price has also traded higher amid a partnership with Allora, a Polychain-backed decentralized AI platform. The collaboration allows developers on G.A.M.E to leverage Allora\u2019s technology to create smarter AI agents.<\/p>\n<p>Virtuals\u2019 recent surge also followed the project\u2019s expansion to Solana, with LayerZero powering the integration. The move brought co-ownership of AI Agents to two chains \u2013 Base and Solana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/virtual-surges-as-koreas-largest-crypto-exchange-lists-token\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) The VIRTUAL price rose to highs of $2.45 after Upbit, Korea\u2019s largest exchange, announced trading support. Upbit planned to add VIRTUAL pairs against Korean Won, BTC and USDT. Virtuals Protocol is also among tokens in Injective\u2019s AI index AIX. 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