Busan Digital Asset Exchange (BDAN) will remain open throughout the Chuseok holiday, continuing its nearly 24-hour trading schedule to ensure investors can respond immediately to market fluctuations even when traditional financial markets are closed.
Established as part of Busan City’s initiative to become a digital finance hub, BDAN is the nation’s only exchange specializing in real-world asset (RWA)–backed digital assets. The platform enables tokenized trading of seven physical commodities — gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, nickel, and tin — all fully backed and redeemable for their real counterparts.
Among its flagship products, “e-Gold” and “e-Silver” allow investors to trade in units as small as 0.01g and 1g, respectively, making it accessible to small-scale participants. All transactions are processed transparently via blockchain technology, and unlike conventional gold investments, there are no value-added taxes or ETF-related fees. This structure provides the added advantage of tax exemption while maintaining the tangible nature of real-asset investment.
BDAN has already surpassed 1.21 million members, with cumulative transaction volume exceeding 1.31 trillion KRW. Amid a global rise in gold prices, the exchange is rapidly gaining traction as a “digital gateway” for precious metal investments.
A BDAN official stated, “Digital assets transcend the physical limits of traditional markets, allowing liquidity to remain active even during holidays or market closures. We will continue to strengthen our systems to ensure investors can manage their assets safely anytime, anywhere.”
