Bitcoin Forum

Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: LiteCoinGuy on April 24, 2016, 06:53:32 PM



Title: [2016-04-24] Japan OKs recognizing virtual currencies as similar to real money
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on April 24, 2016, 06:53:32 PM
Japan OKs recognizing virtual currencies as similar to real money

The Cabinet on Friday approved a set of bills to help banking groups expand their information technology businesses and to recognize virtual currencies as having a function similar to real money.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/04/business/tech/japan-oks-recognizing-virtual-currencies-similar-real-money/


Title: Re: [2016-04-24] Japan OKs recognizing virtual currencies as similar to real money
Post by: European Central Bank on April 24, 2016, 10:29:14 PM
Cool cool cool. Is this a global first? It's kinda hard to tell. By the sounds of it attitudes in the US are kind of all over the joint.