South Korea is considering a law to ban cryptocurrencies trading on local exchanges.
Park Sang-ki, Justice Minister of South Korea, said that virtual currencies were “great concerns” and that the ministry was preparing a bill to ban all cryptocurrencies trading.
South Korea’s presidential office later released a statement confirming that the government is considering the ban, but nothing has been finalised yet.
Local Bitcoin price fell by a fifth after the justice minister’s comments.
South Korea accounts for 20% of global Bitcoin transactions and has more than a dozen cryptocurrency exchanges.
The country’s second-biggest virtual currency operator, Bithumb, was raided by police recently due to alleged tax evasion.
韓国、仮想通貨取引への介入可能性を示唆か
韓国は、Bitcoinなどの仮想通貨についての現地取引所での取引を禁止する法律を検討中とのこと。朴相基（パク・サンギ）法相は、仮想通貨は大きな懸念であり、取引を禁止する法案を準備していることを明らかにしました。しかし、韓国の大統領府は、その後、禁止措置はまだ確定しておらず、考慮されている一つの措置に過ぎないとコメント。法相の発言後、現地でのBitcoin価格は5分の1に下がりました。韓国では、他の国と比較して約30％のプレミアムで取引が行われています。Bitcoinは規制されておらず、世界中の数十の取引所で取引されており、Bitcoinの固定価格は存在しません。Coindesk.comによると、Bitcoinの価格は、木曜日の午後、13,800ドルに満たず約8％の値下がりを見せたとのこと。韓国は、世界のBitcoin取引の約20％を占める仮想通貨取引に欠かせない舞台となっています。韓国ブロックチェーン産業協会によると、ここには十数個の仮想通貨交換所が存在します。政府は12月に、匿名取引を抑制する動きを含む、より多くの精査を取引所に適用すると発表しました。取引の量と仮想通貨を保有する人の数が比較的少ないことからもわかるように、価格の大幅な上下が標準となり、価格の上昇と下落にあまり大きな注意を払うことは無駄であるという主張に繋がっています。Bitcoinのような仮装通貨は、過去1年間に値上がりし、大きな需要をもたらしました。経験の浅い投資家が波に乗ろうとすると、ギャンブル中毒の危険性が懸念されることも事実です。
韩国正在考虑禁止比特币交易
韩国正在考虑制定一项法律来禁止比特币等加密货币在当地交易所进行交易。
司法部长朴相基说，虚拟货币引发了极大的担忧，并且该部正在准备一项禁止交易的法案。
不过，韩国总统府稍后表示，禁令尚未最终确定。但韩国当地的比特币价格还是应声下跌了五分之一。
据韩国区块链行业协会称，韩国有十几家加密货币交易所。就在本周，韩国有数家加密货币交易所因涉嫌逃税而受到突击检查。
韩国政府已经在十二月份表示，将对交易所进行更严格的审查，包括遏制匿名交易。
比特币等数字货币在过去的一年里价值飙升， 带动了巨大的需求。这导致了人们对于缺乏经验的投资者赌徒心态的担忧。
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