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Title: [2016-01-04] German Government Tracks Bitcoin Transactions To Prevent Terrorism
Post by: bitcoinear on January 04, 2016, 05:51:49 PM
German Government Tracks Bitcoin Transactions To Prevent Terrorism Financing
Germany wants to take cryptocurrency under government control. On January 2, the Christian Social Union (CSU) presented a document which offers several solutions to combat terrorism. According to Die Welt, one such solution includes taking transactions of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin under control. Such a measure is aimed at preventing terrorism financing,  a problem that stands sharp especially after the Munich terror alert.
http://cointelegraph.com/news/115998/german-government-tracks-bitcoin-transactions-to-prevent-terrorism-financing


Title: Re: [2016-01-04] German Government Tracks Bitcoin Transactions To Prevent Terrorism
Post by: Boathouse on January 04, 2016, 08:03:28 PM
"However, users of existing cryptocurrencies need not be afraid the government would make them less anonymous. They can create new currency for their purpose but they can’t thrust their changes upon existing ones. "

So we are safe.


Title: Re: [2016-01-04] German Government Tracks Bitcoin Transactions To Prevent Terrorism
Post by: owm123 on January 04, 2016, 09:22:37 PM
Similar, but a bit older

http://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-government-tracks-every-aud-conversion-into-bitcoin/