Upbit and Bithumb, two of South Koreas leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced new trading support for Metaplex (MPLX) and Nexus ($NEX). However, following its initial announcement, Upbit stated that it had changed the trading start times for both assets.
Accordingly, the trading start date for Metaplex (MPLX), previously scheduled for July 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM, has been postponed to 7:00 PM, while the start time for Nexus ($NEX), previously announced as 6:00 PM, has also been moved to 7:00 PM.
According to Upbit‘s announcement, MPLX will be traded on the Solana network for BTC and $USDT, while $NEX will be traded on the Ethereum network for $USDT. Deposits and withdrawals for both assets are planned to open within two hours of the announcement’s release. The exchange also stated that the trading start time may be postponed again if sufficient liquidity is not available.
The new listings will also implement various trading restrictions for users. Accordingly, buy orders will be restricted for approximately 5 minutes after the trade opens. During the same period, sell orders cannot be placed at levels more than 10% below the previous days closing price. In addition, all order types except limit orders will be temporarily restricted for the first two hours.
Bithumb also announced on the same day that it would add MPLX and $NEX to its South Korean won (KRW) market. According to the exchange, MPLX trading was scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM on July 3rd, and $NEX trading at 6:00 PM on the same day. Bithumb shared a reference price of 32.09 won for MPLX and 0.0028 won for $NEX.
Metaplex is among the prominent projects offering NFT and token infrastructure within the Solana ecosystem, while Nexus stands out as a layer-1 blockchain project combining verifiable computing infrastructure with financial applications. Following their listings, both assets are expected to be closely watched in the South Korean market.
*This is not investment advice.
