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20-02-2018, 08:35 PM
Bitcoin Rises as South Korea Talks ‘Active’ Support for Trading
By Eric Lam
February 20, 2018, 4:42 PM GMT+8 Updated on February 20, 2018, 8:17 PM GMT+8
Bitcoin’s stunning rebound continued on Tuesday, with the world’s largest digital token extending February’s gains after South Korean regulators signaled they will actively support what they called “normal” cryptocurrency trading.
In a further shift from earlier rhetoric -- which hinted at an outright ban of cryptocurrency exchanges -- Choe Heungsik, governor of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, told reporters he wants to see normalized trading of digital assets, and said the FSS is making efforts to do that. Bitcoin rose 3.8 percent to $11,502 at 7:15 a.m. in New York, heading for a one-month high, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg.
The move takes Bitcoin to almost double its recent intraday low of $5,922 on Feb. 6, while rival coins also advanced, with Litecoin jumping 9.7 percent. Cryptocurrencies had plunged across the board through much of January amid mounting concern regulators would crack down on the burgeoning industry, but they’ve found an apparent bottom after some well-received Senate testimony from U.S. officials and a more conciliatory tone in South Korea.
More details in https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...or-trading
By Eric Lam
February 20, 2018, 4:42 PM GMT+8 Updated on February 20, 2018, 8:17 PM GMT+8
Bitcoin’s stunning rebound continued on Tuesday, with the world’s largest digital token extending February’s gains after South Korean regulators signaled they will actively support what they called “normal” cryptocurrency trading.
In a further shift from earlier rhetoric -- which hinted at an outright ban of cryptocurrency exchanges -- Choe Heungsik, governor of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service, told reporters he wants to see normalized trading of digital assets, and said the FSS is making efforts to do that. Bitcoin rose 3.8 percent to $11,502 at 7:15 a.m. in New York, heading for a one-month high, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg.
The move takes Bitcoin to almost double its recent intraday low of $5,922 on Feb. 6, while rival coins also advanced, with Litecoin jumping 9.7 percent. Cryptocurrencies had plunged across the board through much of January amid mounting concern regulators would crack down on the burgeoning industry, but they’ve found an apparent bottom after some well-received Senate testimony from U.S. officials and a more conciliatory tone in South Korea.
More details in https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...or-trading
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