The banks decided to drop the services in anticipation of forthcoming government
action on cryptocurrency trading, according to the Korea Times.
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South Korea said
on Wednesday it will take firm
action against illegal and unfair acts in
cryptocurrency trading after a petition with 280,000 signatures was sent to the presidential Blue House.
The U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) filed civil enforcement actions in a New York District Court on Thursday against three separate cryptocurrency operators for allegedly defrauding customers and breaking commodity trading
Trading Commission (CFTC) filed civil enforcement
actions in a New York District Court
on Thursday against three separate
cryptocurrency operators for allegedly defrauding customers and breaking commodity
tradingtrading rules.
The UK and EU are planning a crackdown
on cryptocurrency trading, and in the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enforced
actions against ICOs believed to be related to fraud.
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures
Trading Commission released a joint statement emphasizing their commitment to take
action against fraud in both
cryptocurrencies and the initial coin offering market.
The price of bitcoin dipped below $ 3,000 in early
trading Friday, shedding some $ 2,000 over the course of two weeks as Chinese authorities began cracking down
on cryptocurrencies and J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon dubbed bitcoin a «fraud,» arguing that it was a matter of time before world governments began taking
action against digital coins.
Major
cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (+ 34 % w - o - w), Ethereum (+ 60 % w - o - w) and Monero (+44 % w - o - w) also saw a low of positive price
action as a result of a very strong bull market as Bitcoin futures began
trading on CBOE
on Sunday.
Illegal foreign currency
trading of 472.3 billion formed the bulk of the
cryptocurrency crimes, it said in a statement, but gave no details
on what
action authorities were taking against the rule breaches.
South Korea said
on Wednesday it will take firm
action against illegal and unfair acts in
cryptocurrency trading after...
Price
action has been slowly gaining traction since the market crash in September that was triggered by China's blanket ban
on cryptocurrency trading.
Reuters further explained, «Illegal foreign currency
trading of 472.3 billion formed the bulk of the
cryptocurrency crimes, Customs said, but gave no details
on what
action authorities were taking against the rule breaches.»