bitcoin’s recovery continues apace, with prices passing $11,600 in the morning’s trading.
According to CoinDesk’s , at around 07:00 UTC today, the cryptocurrency reached $11,645.12, before dropping slightly again. At time of writing, the bitcoin global average was at $11,462.
Notably, price are higher over on data provider , where high prices in South Korea seem to be inflating the figures. At press time, bitcoin was quoted at $11,591 – up 5.5 percent over 24 hours, and 35 percent for the week.
The site’s market data reveals that on some South Korean exchanges, bitcoin is changing hands via the BTC/KRW pair at over $12,300.
That price differential may mark returning confidence in South Korea after regulatory actions and statements in recent weeks caused market fears and a resulting drop in prices globally.
Notably, in news announced this morning, the governor of the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Service, has reportedly that the government will support “normal” cryptocurrency trading transactions. Though a little vague, the statement would appear to indicate a softening of the regulatory stance after a total ban on exchange trading had been touted as an option on the table.
bitcoin’s continued rise is also reflected across other cryptocurrencies, with the combined market capitalization now standing at nearly $510 billion – up from just $282 billion just two weeks ago.
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Published at Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:00:43 +0000
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