Upbit to list OPG-KRW pair as OPG briefly jumps nearly 40%

Upbit to list OPG-KRW pair as OPG briefly jumps nearly 40%

The won-denominated market is set to open at about 15:30 KST on July 7, extending Upbit’s earlier OPG listings against BTC and USDT and adding direct fiat access for South Korean traders.

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Fact Check
The official Upbit Korea account (@Official_Upbit) directly announced OPG KRW Market Support with trading opening 2026-07-07 15:30 KST, matching the claim's timing exactly and linking to Upbit's own notice. Cryptobriefing confirms this extends the prior June 15 BTC/USDT listing, matching the claim that it adds direct fiat access. TheBlockBeats reports OPG jumped nearly 40% short-term on the news, matching the claimed price move. All elements of the claim are corroborated by primary and independent sources.
Summary

Upbit is set to begin trading the OPG-KRW pair at about 15:30 KST on July 7, expanding access to OpenGradient after the exchange added OPG markets against BTC and USDT on June 15. That earlier listing drove roughly a 600% jump in trading volume within 24 hours, while OPG swung between about $0.18 and $0.31 intraday. The latest listing announcement also prompted an immediate market reaction, with earlier coverage citing HTX data showing OPG briefly rose nearly 40% to $0.1779. OpenGradient is a decentralized AI infrastructure network on Base that focuses on verifiable AI computation using GPU capacity alongside zkML and TEE attestations. The project says it has recorded more than 2 million verifiable inferences, hosts over 4,000 models and has generated more than 500,000 proofs and attestations since its April 2026 token generation event, which raised $9.5 million. With a total supply capped at 1 billion tokens and about 20% currently circulating, the token’s low float could amplify volatility and make future unlocks a key factor for investors to watch.

Terms & Concepts
  • zkML: Zero-knowledge machine learning, a method used to help verify AI computations cryptographically.
  • TEE attestations: Proofs from trusted execution environments that are used to confirm computations were run in a secure hardware setting.
  • token generation event: The launch event in which a project issues its token into the market.