Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Steadies Amid U.S., Japan Regulatory Clampdown Concern
- Biggest digital coin breached $10,000 after SEC warning
- Attempted theft from Binance accounts adds to investor worries
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Bitcoin steadied after two days of losses as investors weighed the impact of a clampdown on cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan and renewed regulatory scrutiny of the venues in the U.S.
The biggest virtual currency was flat at just under $10,000 as of 8:38 a.m. in London, after earlier slumping more than 4 percent during Asia trading hours. It has dropped about 10 percent this week.