SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange said on Tuesday it is shutting down and is filing for bankruptcy after it was hacked for the second time this year, highlighting concerns about security as trade in bitcoin and other virtual currencies boom.

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service said on Tuesday it does not consider bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to be currencies of any kind and would not seek to regulate their trade beyond rules announced last week.

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that bitcoin had not been proven as a credible currency.

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NEW YORK/LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bitcoin futures got a muted reception after their debut on CME Group late on Sunday, with volumes in the tens of millions of dollars in the first 12 hours of trading, as warnings about the risks of bitcoin sounded ever louder.

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