On 16 May 2014 15:24, Brian May <br...@microcomaustralia.com.au> wrote: > Page I mentioned last night. > > Not sure how accurate it is, but useful as a general guide: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country >
Sure... as a general guide for general overview. > Read the corresponding talk page too: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country > > > Not sure I understand the situation in Russia. People are saying it is > illegal, but this Wikipedia article says otherwise. > Like a traditional encyclopedia, Wikipedia is not an authoritative source of information. Outside citations are required.. and should be read. The talk page above has a link http://www.coindesk.com/fear-russian-ban-bitcoin-moscow-conference-cancellation/ which states that 'Russia did not legally “ban” Bitcoin.' There's an updated page: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-conference-goes-ahead-moscow-despite-uncertainty/ That last link, hasn't made it even to the Wikipedia talk page To me, it's the usual, all taxes government duties to be paid in your local currency. > Apparently the local media were banned from talking about the Bitcoin > Summit in China: > > http://www.coindesk.com/china-orders-media-silence-on-global-bitcoin-summit/ > > However lots of people attended anyway: > > http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1509436/hundreds-attend-chinas-first-bitcoin-summit-defying-beijings-warning Politically, Russia is more of a worry than China right now. Regards George _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb Free Software Melbourne home page: http://www.freesoftware.asn.au/melb/
