Bitcoin Falls Amid South Korea Crypto-currency Crackdown

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The value of Bitcoin fell by 11% after South Korea announced new crypto-currency rules. Dominic Frisby is author of 'Bitcoin: The Future of Money?', and assesses the latest developments. 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. Portugal are being blamed by Venezuela for depriving its people of their traditional seasonal pork, David Smilde, senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America tells us the latest from the capital, Caracas. 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.)