Bitcoin Surges Over $9​,​500 After Korean Bank Tests Crypto Wallet for Customers

Bitcoin makes another dramatic advance​, this time​ above $9,​500 as Korea's second largest bank, Shinhan Bank, tested Bitcoin services for its clients. The bank intends to manage and issue the private keys of bitcoin addresses and wallets. Shinhan ​is no small enterprise with ​$192-​billion in assets and over 13,000 employees in 2016. Bitcoin now has a market cap over $156​-​billion, leaving the cryptocurrency worth more than Merck, Disney, and GE. [...]