Major virtual assets are mixed.
As of 12:50 PM on the 5th, based on Bithumb, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 7.55% from the previous day to 14,499,800 won. Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.28% to 5,380,000 won, XRP fell 12.61% to 3,160 won, Solana (SOL) rose 0.64% to 329,000 won, and Binance Coin (BNB) fell 7.11% to 1,006,000 won.
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The international market is also mixed.
At the same time, on CoinMarketCap, BTC recorded $103,211.82, up 7.62% from the previous day. ETH rose 4.18% to $3,828.07, XRP fell 11.85% to $2.26, SOL fell 1.92% to $234.06, and BNB fell 4.85% to $716.52.
The total market capitalization of virtual assets increased by 2.81% from the previous day to about $3.66 trillion (about 518.1 trillion won). The Crypto Fear and Greed Index of virtual asset data company Alternative.me rose 6 points from the previous day to 84 points, indicating 'extreme greed'.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as the next SEC Chairman.
On the 5th, President-elect Trump said on Truth Social, "I am pleased to appoint Paul Atkins as the next SEC Chairman. He understands that digital assets are important to making America great again."
CoinDesk reported that in contrast to the "unconventional appointments" Trump has made for his cabinet, he has nominated Atkins, a veteran of the securities industry, as SEC Chairman. Atkins, a former SEC Commissioner, served during the George W. Bush administration as a Republican nominee, and is currently the CEO of financial consulting firm Patuxent Global Partners. He is considered a pro-crypto figure who has contributed to the development of virtual asset regulations as the co-chair of the Token Alliance of the Digital Chamber of Commerce.
Atkins is expected to take office after the current SEC Chairman Gary Gensler resigns at noon on January 20th next year.
- Reporter Hae-yeon Kang
- haeyeon41@rni.kr
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