[Featured Stocks] Vidente and Woori Technology Investment Fall Together Amid Bitcoin Decline
[Asia Economy Reporter Myung-hwan Lee] On the 21st, as the price of Bitcoin turned downward, stocks related to cryptocurrencies are also declining.
As of 1:38 PM on the same day, Bident is trading at 9,400 KRW, down 6.47% (650 KRW) from the previous trading day. Woori Technology Investment is trading at 6,240 KRW, down 3.41% (220 KRW).
As the price of Bitcoin stopped its upward trend and turned downward, it appears to be affecting cryptocurrency-related stocks as well. According to the global cryptocurrency market tracking site CoinMarketCap, at the same time, Bitcoin was down 2.55% from the previous day, trading at $22,823 (approximately 29.93 million KRW). The price of Bitcoin weakened following news that Tesla sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings in the second quarter of this year.
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Bident is the largest shareholder of Bithumb, a domestic cryptocurrency exchange. Woori Technology Investment holds shares in Dunamu, the operator of the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit.
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