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World Service,28 Dec 2017,26 mins

Bitcoin Falls Amid South Korea Crypto-currency Crackdown

World Business Report

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The value of Bitcoin fell by 11% after South Korea announced new crypto-currency rules, Garrick Hileman Economics Historian at the London School of Economics updates us with the latest. Also in the programme, we hear from father and son team Robert and Barney Swan who have been attempting to reach the South Pole, using renewable energy. Plus we find out why the early style of rock and roll music, known as rockabilly, is enjoying a comeback. (Picture: A Bitcoin in a tangle of wires. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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