Bitcoin price drops after bankruptcy of a platform in South Korea

Bitcoin fell sharply from 18,000$ to  16,000$ .

As bitcoin kept coming up, it was suddenly stopped. This Wednesday morning, the price of cryptocurrency fell sharply in Asia, falling briefly under $ 16,000 per unit. In the backdrop of the markets, including: bankruptcy, Tuesday, Youbit, a platform for South Korean trade indicating to have been hacked. A piracy on which hovers the shadow of North Korea.

Bitcoin fell to 15,815.78 dollars Wednesday at 9:39 am Tokyo time (1h39 in Paris), while he was trading near 18,800 dollars Tuesday early evening and it seemed Monday still close to reach the $ 20,000, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The virtual currency then cleared some of its losses, worth around 16,830 dollars around 13:30 in Tokyo (5:30 in Paris).

A repositioning of the market

The markets seem affected by the announcement of the bankruptcy of Youbit, one of the heavyweights of the sector in South Korea. The cryptocurrency exchange platform in South Korea - where bitcoin is particularly popular - claimed to have been the victim of hacking, losing 17% of its assets. This, eight months after a similar cyberattack.

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