S.Korea has no plans to shut cryptocurrency exchanges, uncovers $600m illegal trades

S.Korea has no plans to shut cryptocurrency exchanges, uncovers $600m illegal trades

Stacks of bitcoins sit near green lights on a data cable terminal inside a communications room at an office in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

South Korea’s finance minister said the government has no plans to shut down cryptocurrency trading, welcome news for investors worried that authorities might go as far as China’s tough action in blocking virtual coin platforms.

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