Bitcoin falls 25 percent to $10,200 on Bitstamp exchange

FILE PHOTO: A view of Ducatus cafe, the first cashless cafe that accepts cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, on their opening day in Singapore December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bitcoin had lost a quarter of its value in early Asian trading on Wednesday as fears grew of a regulatory crackdown after reports that South Korea's finance minister said banning trading in cryptocurrencies was still an option. Bitcoin was last down 25 percent at $10,182.00 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange. (Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Sandra Maler)