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South Korean Stock Market Crash Affects Ethereum
Top Ethereum bull and co-founder of Fundstrat, Tom Lee, issued a rare bearish warning for Ethereum (ETH) due to the significant drop in the South Korean stock market. According to Lee, the severe sell-off in South Korean equities is likely spilling over into the crypto market, potentially leading to more ETH sell-offs. Lee expressed serious concern about South Korean brokerages' margin liquidations and the vulnerability of the crypto market to financial contagion. The South Korean stock market, which saw a 6% drop on October 13, was under pressure due to concerns about the artificial intelligence boom and the competitiveness of major South Korean semiconductor companies, such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The massive stock market sell-off also affected U.S. semiconductor stocks, causing a 2.67% drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. The Korea Exchange took emergency market stabilization measures, but the intervention could not prevent a wider sell-off in the market.