South Korea’s Appetite for Bitcoin About to Get Much Bigger
South Korea has announced that it is now putting measures in place for the spread of top digital currency, Bitcoin. The Asian country is home to a few Bitcoin exchanges including Korbit and CoinOne which are currently placed in the 22nd and 29th positions in the list of top exchanges according to a 24-hour volume rankings on CoinMarketCap. It is also home to CoinPlug which has been around since 2013 and introduced the two-way Bitcoin ATM in the country. Getting bigger for Bitcoin. As suggested by the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Yim Jong-yong, the government now....
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