the price bitcoin fell to the lowest prices in the year 2018 on Thursday after the Minister of Justice of South Korea proposed a full closure of all digital currency trading platforms in the country.At a news conference today, South Korean Justice Minister Park Sang-ki said in remarks published bylocal newspaper Yonhap :
"The Ministry is preparing legislation prohibiting any transactions based on the digital currency in the trading room. Where we see that we have serious concerns about the virtual currency, so closing will be one of the goals we seek to achieve "
This tough ban on the entire digital currency market was first proposed by the Justice Department about a month ago. A press official told Reuters that there was " sufficient discussion " between government agencies, including the Finance Ministry and other financial regulators, over the comprehensive ban proposal. Given that South Korea is among the largest digital currency markets in the world, especially for major currencies such as Bitcoin, Atherom, Ripple, and Betcin Cash.