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Bitcoin drops below $15,000 as South Korea reviews accounts

Bitcoin, the world's biggest virtual currency by market value, was last down 7.57 percent at USD 14,902.99 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange.

January 08, 2018 / 21:24 IST
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Bitcoin fell below USD  15,000 on Monday after South Korea's financial regulator said it and other agencies are inspecting six local banks that offer digital currency accounts to institutions.

Bitcoin, the world's biggest virtual currency by market value, was last down 7.57 percent at USD 14,902.99 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange.

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Reuters
first published: Jan 8, 2018 09:21 pm

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