Bitcoin, the world's most well-known digital, declined massively on online trading platforms to $ 9,500 per unit after China took more action against its digital coins and mines, while South Korea's plan their ban to protect the population of speculative investment.
South Korea is one of the countries with the largest demand for cryptocurrency in the world, alongside China and Japan.
The Seoul Ministry of Justice announced that it will prepare a law banning virtual currency trading on domestic platforms. It announced that it exudes "big worries" over digital coins.
The institution has not detailed, but the main concerns about the digital coins are two: that they are used by criminal groups for money laundering and financing, including terrorist attacks, but also for the protection of people. In particular, they can easily lose their savings invested in these virtual coins.
South Korea is one of the countries with the largest demand for cryptocurrency in the world, alongside China and Japan.
The Seoul Ministry of Justice announced that it will prepare a law banning virtual currency trading on domestic platforms. It announced that it exudes "big worries" over digital coins.
The institution has not detailed, but the main concerns about the digital coins are two: that they are used by criminal groups for money laundering and financing, including terrorist attacks, but also for the protection of people. In particular, they can easily lose their savings invested in these virtual coins.