Bitcoin Forum

To the best of my knowledge, Bitcoin has not been made illegal by legislation in most jurisdictions. However, some jurisdictions (such as Argentina and Russia) severely restrict or ban foreign currencies. Other jurisdictions (such as Thailand) may limit the licensing of certain entities such as Bitcoin exchanges.
Regulators from various jurisdictions are taking steps to provide individuals and businesses with rules on how to integrate this new technology with the formal, regulated financial system.

But have you come to think of it... Whether Bitcoin can be used for illegal Activities...
What are some ways you think it can be used for? (illegal Activities) mention some.
 

Bitcoin is in the raise of getting popular on more countries

As long as it is not declared illegal bitcoin is okay in a certain country.
More and more regulations are now being implemented in cryptocurrency. This can make bitcoin be really approved by the government. When they implement new rules it will help in the long run the cryptomarket.

Though bitcoin or any other crypto can still be used in illegal activities. Such as trading money that is gained illegally or scamming some people.

Some countries have declared it legal others haven't decided.

only in certain countries bitcoin in legalkan.

Legality of Bitcoin is still a big question.Legality of Bitcoin varies from country to country.For example Bitcoin is legal in Canada,United states, South Africa and is illegal in the countries like Bangladesh,China etc.Many countries are not declaring Bitcoin as legal because of it's decentralized nature.Due to it's decentralized nature no government or bank is able to track the Bitcoin transactions which make this transactions anonymous.Due to this anonymity many people use Bitcoin for illegal dealings such as drug dealing or ammunition dealing. Bitcoin is not able to gain the amount of trust fiat has that's why it is still illegal in many countries.

Bitcoin is used for both legal and illegal activities. why many countries are not accepting Bitcoins means this is the reason it is more used for Illegal activities like Funding terrorist activities, money laundering, drugs dealing etc.

Legal or not its a ver interesting question. Its need time to know about this. I think yes

bitcoin is not a currency of any individual country or unit,because, its a virtual coin which is applied in almost everywhere in online world.some countries stopped the transaction of bitcoin because, they are afraid about the success of bitcoin.but, people all over the world accepted bitcoin as money easily..lots of companies are involving with btc day by day.it is now best currency.i think, bitcoin can be used  for anything but, the value will be counted as his or her won currency.

Bitcoin and other cryptos are not "severely banned " in Russia. Only payments with BTC are prohibited. And Russian crypto legislation (including mining) will be provided to the 1st July 2018. If you have any questions - please ask)

Bitcoin can be used for example for the same types of activities that can be used with fiat money. It is stupid, fiat money then also must be banned, they are used for terrorism and drugs

Bitcoin is money and money can be used for both good and bad things. Same goes for Bitcoin, it can be used to fund charities which is one of the most noble gestures anyone can do and can be used up to the worst things which I am not saying it here but I am sure many of you can imagine what I am referring too. It all depends on the user if it is used for good or if it used for bad.

That is why we have many different stances on bitcoin from many different countries, for some is legal and for some it is not.

You can't generalize bitcoin's legality as it differs from country to country just like what you've said. Some considers it legal tender, others don't acknowledge it and the rest are just neutral about the said cryptocurrency. Use case as of this current time is limited to being a speculative asset and a form of payment, though the latter isn't evidently being practiced as there are only a few merchants and services who accept it as a payment.

Bitcoin is being used in illicit activities as early as 2012 if I'm not mistaken, usually by drug dealers on the now-defunct Silk Road and other types of services and contrabands in the said black market. It's also one of the reasons why some governments can't simply just accept it, simoly because they see that money laundering and illegal deals can use bitcoin as their medium which is already hard to trace.

The Government and banks have called it and illegal investment,this because bitcoin is a decentralized platform where the Government can not monitor

Well bitcoin being legal or illegal depends on whicb country you are living in. In some countriea it is legal, in some it is not and some countries are still deciding what to do.
About illegal activities, bitcoin had been used and maybe is being used for various illegal activities on the dark web. It's hard to trace transactions are the reason it is used for such activities.

It depends on the government on how they interpret bitcoin sometimes they declared that bitcoin is illegal but others said it is ok or legal. The country government decides if they accept bitcoin or not because if not they banned bitcoin and saying that it was illegal and it was happening here in my country before but now it was already legalize.

This is a subjective talk. Some goverments declare it is illegal some one declares legal and creates regulations for BTC. But in near future most of them will accept crypto world and also BTC. Cause BTC dominates crypto market

It is really hard to pinpoint what kind of illegal activities involved in Bitcoin. One thing I know is, movies were made that crime money transactions were passed through blockchain in form of Bitcoin. But I did not know whether it can be done in real life. For me, Bitcoin cannot be used on illegal activities that's why it is not in legislative jurisdiction where it was cited as it is.

Most common illegal activity that may involve the use of bitcoin is gambling. Online gambling is one of the most popular thing in virtual world. Because bitcoin is virtual currency, it is easier to use and transact in gambling using it.

This has been a subtle question asked by many, is bitcoin really legal. For me the legality of bitcoin by countries will be determine by the faith the government of the countries of the world have on the traceeability of the transaction done on the blockchain. For now bitcoin and cryptocurrency generally are decentralized in nature and this makes the traceeability of the transaction done almost impossible. The implications is that this could easily becomes a platform for funding terrorism, money laundering etc. This no doubt as makes many government of the world not to accept bitcoin as a legal entity. However there is increase agitation for regulations to be introduced and when that is fully implemented , then bitcoin will easily be adopted as a legal tender.  

prohibited is not necessarily illegal, as it was reported that Thailand, Philippines and some other countries allow Bitcoin to be used by its citizens,
but they have not authorized Bitcoin to be used as a means of payment.

As far as i know, there are no countries that prohibit the purchase or sale of Bitcoin except a few countries. Bitcoin worldwide is legal. I think it is exaggerated to use Bitcoin in illegal transactions. Criminals are trying every possible way to commit a crime. Criminals sometimes use Bitcoin, sometimes fiat money, and sometimes gold.

No regulator in crypto so this are base only on users,traders and investors if they use this so your business only can answer if it's legit or legal so this is legal for me because i use this in a lot variety of payment method and i use this because i can rely some of my needs in life so that's crypto can brings to me so this is legal because i use this with all of it's conveniece

Yes, bitcoin is used by some criminals as a crime fund. But only a small fraction of the money is used by criminals to commit crimes. We can't believe that bitcoin is illegal. This is not to blame bitcoin.

I don't know if its true, there are some countries that banned bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. I just saw it in some thread and news.
Well, in my country, cryptocurrency is not regulated by the government. In fact, there are some establishments and banks that offer services in relation with crypto. But, the government tried to warn us crypto enthusiast that we should know that 50% in cryptocurrency maybe a scam. Well, we all know here that it is a risky to be a hodler of cryptocurrency.

As far as I know Bitcoin is not illegal anywhere, but in most places is not explicitally legal either. In Japan and Bielorussia I know it being legal also officially.

We can say it is legal because it is not declared illegal and most of countries are accepting and acknowledging bitcoin in their area. You can also say it is illegal because many scammers are using bitcoin for their doings. I can say it is legal because, in our country, bitcoin can be used anywhere and it is also regulated and acknowledged by the Central Bank of our country.

There are countries that treat bitcoin as they are illegal they implement some laws that limit the using of bitcoin , because someone using them as a payment for illegal activities and items and other people knows it as a scam, But in the brighter side other countries acknowledge the potential of bitcoin and allow bitcoin to use in their country and they support it now, countries that allows bitcoin helps the bitcoin to grow, bitcoin depends on how the person use it in legal things or not.

Yes Bitcoin is legal approval by Government in many country no have bad news about bitcoin like scamming.

Even if the world recognizes it, China will not admit it. The vast majority of bitcoin is in Europe, America and Japan. Once it is recognized, China will become a slave to Europe, the United States and Japan. China will only develop its own digital currency, controlled by the People’s Bank of China. Bitcoin will never imagine that Bitcoin can be consumed in China.

Bitcoin need to be legal so that it could be regulated and to make sure it will not be used in illegal activities such as money laundering, smuggling drugs, ammunition, explosives and it might use the platform to scam people. All of these are possible to put any country and the welfare of the people at risk therefore it is vital for every country to legalize Bitcoin and make it regulated well.

bitcoin is a digital currency, with an easy way to earn faster profits, and currently my country's bitcoins are not yet legal. there is the possibility that one day the government will recognize the existence of bitcoin, because bitcoin for our society can help their economy-them every day.

in my answer depends because I just answered the topic so I did not know what bitcoin it was,bitcoin depends on how the person use it in legal things or not....

Bitcoin is illegal in my opinion like a Japanese country that has been using bitcoin transactions but still some countries are banning bitcoin because bitcoins are not physical.

it's true in some bitcoin countries it is illegal, but it all depends on us who use it for what? whether for illegal activities or for positive activities. than we think of the negative things we do we should spread positive energy for the use of bitcoin itself .. and if we talk about how the use in illegal things of course a lot of ways if we want. but for what? really no good benefits. #CMIIW

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of course the bitcoin is legal, it would be illegal if you use it illegally, such as a piramiding scam, and so on, many bitcoins can be used as long as it is only legally and safely used

It's not legal in several countries because crypto can be used for crime transaction with no tracking detected, the government confuse if someone's is corruption and convert his corrupt's money into crypto

Each country will enact legislation that confirms the prohibition of using virtual currency that they deem to have no clear legal aspects. You can not reliably detect the legality of Bitcoin because the results will vary from country to country. in a country Bitcoin can be used for various purposes of everyday life while in other countries Bitcoin can only be used as a means of money transfer because in that country prohibit the use of Bitcoin to conduct transactions.

Some countries have announced that the currency is legal, some countries are exercises supervision and control between the rules of each country there will always be inconsistent, I think the currency will have a very good future.

All I can say is that Bitcoin is legal for me in a way that it is a convertible decentralized virtual currency.And aside from that, its the world’s first digital, decentralized currency that isn’t controlled by anyone at all.Moreover, the very concept of Bitcoin implies that anyone with enough computing power can create coins by simply being an active part of the community. So there is no any mark of suspicious activity at least for bitcoin to be legalized, right?
But honestly, we can’t hide the fact that Bitcoin will be a subject also for illegal activities.Like the Bitcoin scam sites; The claiming to be Bitcoin-mining sites online, promising us a good return even hourly profit that is just too good to be true but in reality it isn’t but just left us robbed. And since bitcoin has anonymous transaction, its really hard to trace the real owner of each btc users that’s why the dirty business of online world or activities be tempted to use it.

As far as i know there is no law yet which regards to bitcoin. It not illegal, other countries may ban bitcoin but its not illegal.

To our knowledge, bitcoin has not been declared illegal in some countries. Although there are some countries that strictly prohibit foreign currency. There are also other countries that restrict certain currency entity entities such as bitcoin exchanges.

Bitcoin is legal in some countries, but there are still a large number of countries that have not accepted Bitcoin. It may be that Bitcoin's uncontrollability prevents the national government from accepting Bitcoin.

Yes,  it's legal because we have so many prove of transaction of bitcoin, if it is illegal why many people joining this bitcoin if this is illegal, many of us curious about this but there's no harm in training, we just need to know the positive sides so that we have no doubt if it is legal or illegal.

Bitcoin are not illegal and not considered legal that my opinion and I see in my country. But the other countries  bitcoin it's illegal and they banned bitcoin.

Actually, for Bitcoin, the attitudes of various countries are not consistent. Countries like the United Kingdom and the United States are relatively open and have a higher level of acceptance (higher ones do not necessarily mean acceptance); however, it is more difficult for countries with a combination of politics and business to accept it. Based on some of the special features of Bitcoin, and the fact that this market is just beginning to grow, it is not necessarily accepted by all countries.

it depends on the country. bitcoin is legal in some country because they used it for payment. but some country saw it as an instrument for gambling which is a big mistake

bitcoin legal policy depends on each country, because so far many countries that legalize bitcoin and some that do not legalize bitcoin. bitcoin is still in the speculation of pros and cons in various countries. but I think many citizens use bitcoin

Yes that's right, bitcoin is not against the law. It such that bitcoin is also not following the law of government. It is only depend to the user how they use it. It's not bad to engage in this investing. Just make it in a good way

Bitcoin is legal because many people keep working and believing many millionaires are investors to it and many countries are already using bitcoin

In my own opinion bitcoin is legal because it's depends on the people playing it if they do something wrong or not.

In some countries bitcoin is legal but there are also countries that prohibit it. Bitcoin can be used as a means of payment rather than bitcoinnya but altcoin more can be used for payment because the price is cheap

I think its legal,in my country which is the philippines was looking to use this bitcoin,and now the philippines national banks was looking forward for it,and many branches was accepted it.but i dont understand why other country was didnt accept this bitcoin,they didnt know that it can gave more opportunity to other people.

Which country do you belong? I'm from the Philippines. In our country, bitcoin is not considered as illegal. Many people are using its name to scam others but it is completely legal. Although it is not the medium of the country when it comes to payment, but many establishments are accepting it, even an ATM machine is also applicable in our county.

yes, until today I have no found more specific legal rules about bitcoin bans. but the rules of a country has a general context about the prohibition of foreign currency. so, because the bitcoin is foreign then the bitcoin is illegal and can not be used as a transaction tool.

yes, if the state does not accept bitcoin, it means illegal, then bitcoin will be an opportunity to perform illegal activities as well.

some information says that bitcoin is used to fund terrorism.

only a few countries have declared Bitcoins ‘unlawful’ which means customers can’t use Bitcoins in ordinary transactions however that doesn’t imply that they cannot use it for making payments. it could be used for getting matters from the global marketplace or transferring cash throughout distinctive nations.

to this point, best Japan is the first us of a to apprehend and legalize Bitcoin, possibly because it turned into invented there. Many different international locations that oppose Bitcoins, do so because Bitcoin transactions occur without important protection and it’s hard to hint the parties involved in the transactions.

the difficulty is a lot complex inside the US, which is involved approximately who might do the legislating—the states or the center.

In my country, Bitcoin is thought to be a risky currency for the economy, so many people are investing in virtual currencies in my country and defying it. Government law does not allow; I do not think Bitcoin in the future will be accepted in my country because the economy in the state is very underdeveloped.

So far the 'accepted' phrase can discribe the existence of bitcoin in a certain country, as for today, some are still trying to legalize it some says its legal on their country but its only allowed since there is no law proclaiming that bitcoin is legal on their  place

Bitcoin in my country is not legal yet the government does not prohibit and give users freedom to invest in it. Because bitcoin is not a currency but an asset. As an investor or user does not have legal protection and risks borne alone. The government does not legalize bitcoin because many are abusing such as money laundering and even forbidden transactions.and the government is wary of that.

The legality of Bitcoin depends on who you are, where you are in the world, and what you’re doing with it. Here’s our guide on legal issues concerning Bitcoin, where we mostly focus on the US but cover other major countries as well.

Bitcoin has proven to be a controversial issue for regulators and law enforcers, both targeted this technology with the purpose of controlling its use. Bitcoin's legality depends on who you are, what you are doing with it, and where you live. Despite this never-ending issue, we must be accountable in every action and decision we take and make.

I think bitcoin will be treated as a country in the country by the judiciary as long as the ban is not announced. Some countries of the world have not yet penetrated through the bitcoin Act. Again at the end of the law. So cryptocurrncy.

Bitcoin legal or illegal it depends on your country government if it allows legal then it legal . most of the country btc adopt legal .

Yeah, it always depends on a country and its government in letting bitcoin as legal or illegal. And one of my country is allowing bitcoin exchange with limits with is not capable in modes of payments as government really governs the good of his people which i can say to the whole world were very favorable in engaged in cryptos as way of help to get earned because they think it brings a big impact into a financial needs of a family.

I think this very big question until now,because so many countries are not declaring bitcoin as legal.
but almost all people in the world accept bitcoin as money easily. and its all depend on government how they interpret bitcoin

It isn't just the brand name. A decentralized ledger isn't worth much if it isn't secure, if it can be altered on a whim by bad actors. Getting your created token to be secured by 25E hashes per second like Bitcoin would be essentially impossible.

This is precisely why so many crypto tokens created today don't even attempt to create their own blockchains, but rather choose to piggyback on another more established, more secure blockchain. That way they are able to enjoy the security of the host blockchain without the need to bootstrap the kind of security possessed by Bitcoin --- a level of security virtually impossible for any new crypto to achieve.

You aren't going to have an indefinite period of new blockchains being created. This time period is the window during which that is happening, after which only the established blockchains will persist and all remaining action will take place on higher layers.

Bitcoin is legal or not, it depends on the government's policy of the country, although now in my country bitcoin still not legal, but the government in my country, does not prohibit to have bitcoin, so even though bitcoin masi illegal in my country but I can still use bitcoin as an investment tool.

most of the country declare Bitcoin is legal . if your country government accept it legal then it legal my country btc trading and investing both legal so i am very lucky to invest my money legally in crypto currency.

Bitcoin is legal depend on the country which is government can permit btc in their country, but many countries have accept bitcoin

In my country, Vietnam, crypto currency is not allowed to use to buy/sell products/services. However, our government does not mention if it's illegal to keep crypto currency. That's why we are still very careful when buying/selling crypto currency from/to other people.

it depends where country you were, some treat bitcoin as illegal, some legal. But in many ways, bitcoin can be legal when your governments arent allowing it.

in my opinion is not a scam, because if it's a scam we should not be able to withdraw so in my opinion I can not say that this bitcoin scam ..

Bitcoun really is legal. But, this cryptocurrency can use in illegal ways like money laundering and financing terrorist. Thats why some pf the country or nation ban this kind of currency to prevent some illegal activities. 

You should read the articles on the crypto market; you will know what is happening that the world government is scared. Many of the illegal arms trafficking, human trafficking, drug trafficking and their payment methods are crypto because they do not need intermediaries for these transactions. Many criminal organizations use Crypto to call for support for their organization, to fight the government.

In some countries, bitcoin is legal while some banned it. In my case, my country is in between. There is really no law or regulation regarding it which means we are allowed to use it. The government only warns us to be careful dealing with bitcoin and people online because there are several scams nowadays.

bitcoin as you know how to use it correctly
 many countries are banned bitcoin for reasons not the same amount of money in each country so there are only a few countries that bitcoin is legal :)

I think because crypto is hard to control by the government, some people can get bitcoin without the government noticing it. It is anonymous.

Of course it is legal. As long as you report your earnings and pay the appropriate taxes then you will have no problem.

If they use this so your business only can answer if it's legit or legal so this is legal for me because i use this in a lot variety of payment method and i use this because i can rely some of my needs in life so that's crypto can brings to me so this is legal.

I think BitCoin is legal.
Those who ask this question think BitCoin is illegal?
You can send money at any time you want at a low price. Is there anything as beautiful as this?

in my own i am a positive thinker that in our country our government will make the bitcoin legal.as long as we will support bitcoin and trust it then they can see that there are so many people who likes bitcoin then that's the time they will made it as legal.

bitcoin as you most likely are aware how to utilize it accurately
numerous nations are prohibited bitcoin for reasons not a similar measure of cash in every nation so there are just a couple of nations that bitcoin is lawful

What about this problem with child abuse?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/20/child-abuse-imagery-bitcoin-blockchain-illegal-content

I have the original paper of the university if interested.

That seems like some one (goverment?) put it there extra....

I think many government still bans bitcoin because they not have rules about digital currency before. I think if doing some illegal activities its depending on holder not matter its bitcoin or dollars

Using Bitcoin as a means to take part in any illegal activity doesn’t make Bitcoin illegal. Doing business, buying goods, bill payment or investing with Bitcoin is completely legal. Intension is the problem, not Bitcoin.

we have to think for how many years of bitcoin in our country and some people are saying that bitcoin is illegal but i don't believe i know that our big investor know that bitcoin is legal.how can they invest there money here in bitcoin if it is not yet legal.

Illegal activities? Gambling, buying illegal stuff, money loundry.

Now I wonder why you asked us to mention some illegal activities that can be done by bitcoin. What is the purpose at all?

Illegal is a relative word. Illegal to what? Illegal on what? Illegal using? Illegal transaction?

As far as I know Bitcoin is not regulated which makes all the laws restraining the monetary value and capping system doesn't apply to bitcoin. That's why it is a much cheaper way of spending money.

This question is constantly being asked. The point that can not be understood here is that Bitcoin has no problem of being legal. There's no reason not to be legal. Bitcoin transfers may not be legal. Here is the problem of money laundering, trying to destroy the bitcoin. Today's banking sector can not find a solution to the money laundering problem, bitcoin does not offer a solution, but blockchain based crypto projects are trying to solve this problem. I think it's better to focus on that. The world may be a better place to find solutions to illegal currency movements, as everyone will ask whether the bitcoin is legal.

Currently, many policymakers in the world know about digital currencies like Bitcoin, but many of them have not made laws or legal rules about digital currencies because of the complexity of digital currencies like Bitcoin.The legal status of Bitcoin and the digital currency is still a hot debate to date, but significant progress is evident in some countries.

we have to be cool for every news that we heard for and be careful for what we are doing in our daily routine,we must know what is right or wrong.and i do believe that bitcoin is legal because of so many supporters and investors of bitcoin.

For some countries, Bitcoin is legal and accepted.But then there are also bitcoin undfriendly countries that bans it.It is because, maybe bitcoin is used for illegal transactions and payments.Maybe they used it to pay for doing crimes or somethings like that.

Some people are using bitcoins for illegal purposes but you should not forget about majority who are common people and using it as an investment medium. Governments are actually benefiting  as they are getting more tax from these people making profit with bitcoins.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are not legal in our country. Not only our county but also most of the country are illegalized Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Because of the thought that Bitcoin and cryptocurrency can be used in terrorism. That's why they don't want to legalize Bitcoin.

The question is very interesting. In general, Bitcoin is now probably the most popular currency in the world. But many countries that forbid it simply do not know how to properly regulate cryptocurrency. I think that soon the whole world will come to its legalization.

If Bitcoin is supposed to be legitimate, there will be a lot of people converting their money into Bitcoin, and for storage, I think Bitcoin is now the most developed compared to other major currencies in which Ethereum is now also very High attention from the community.

my opinion is that the legitimate bitcoin is determined by your country. if it is at the legislative level to ban bitcoin it will become illegal

In most of the countries Bitcoin is not legal yet but that doesn't mean that Bitcoin is illegal. However government can raise objection if you are using it for illegal activities such as trading in weapons (without permission), using it for smuggling anything or using it for money laundering purpose by avoiding taxes. One must understand that government can give punishment even if Bitcoin is not recognized through the eyes of law.

Some countries consider bitcoin as illegal, and some countries consider it as legal,and I thank God that in my country, bitcoin is legal, because t is also our source of income, so that we can pay our debts.

sometimes I am also confused by the status of bitcoin, legal or illegal because the government in my country prohibits the use of bitcoin as payment but they also can not control and prohibit the use of bitcoin and circulation of bitcoin

In some countries they make bitcoin illegal. I am glad that here  in our country the government is not making any move to make it illegal fact, they want to make bitcoin as a way of payment.

The perception of legality varies from different countires. In some countries bitcoin is very popular.On the other hand, few countries are banning crypto currency. But, it should not be considered illegal as long as the purpose of it is legitimate.

According to many online websites and blogs, bitcoin is sandwich between the legal and illegal norms all around the world. In many countries, bitcoin is still in question as there is no control over it because of decentralization and that's why the government is making it illegal to save their citizens from scams and other fraudulent activities. Yes, there are high chances of using the bitcoin for illegal activities like Dealing drugs, Buying and selling arms and other illegal weapons, for spreading the terrorism everywhere, and for other crimes like Kidnapping and theft. Bitcoin transaction cannot be easily traced because of the highly anonymous transaction and we cannot get information like their name, address, ph.no etc.

I am worried because our  government is planning to ban bitcoin and make it illegal. Like other countries. I hope the mind of our government official will change. And not ban bitcoin but regulate it instead to make it safer.

It depends on a particular country if it will become legal or not otherwise, they are not participating any matter about bitcoin. For now, my country is slowly accepting bitcoin step by step at a time. I think that's a good signal that it will be legal soon. I'm pretty much excited for that to happen if governments are in unity to accept bitcoin as legal all over the world then there will be no pending matters.

As long as bitcoin has not be declared illegal to use and a penalty has not been put in place for the use and purchase of bitcoin then bitcoin remains a legal currency. Don't let any one tell you otherwise.

There is a lot of confusion between the different countries when bitcoin is being discussed in it, some of the countries (Only a few) have banned it in their countries and some of the countries have allowed it to the people to deal in it and then there are other countries where they have turned a blind eye towards this issue and letting the people to deal in it without legislating about it. So the legality of the bitcoin varies with the name of the country.

Actually, there are three categories of countries on the basis of bitcoin legalization. Those that have accepted it and let the citizens enjoy its facilities. Then the countries that have banned it. And at last come such states that have neither accepted it nor rejected it, so far these are silent on the topic. But the banning of bitcoin cannot stop anyone because there are many ways to hide your activities on internet and use bitcoin for earning profit.

A good opinion and so interesting to me.
Sometimes people do not think about illegal or legal bitcoins because they think about earning to support the daily needs of the family and most importantly they can follow bitcoin so they know enough about bitcoin, but I personally think bitcoin is still illegal in my country.

In some country bitcoin is not legal because crypto can be used for crime transaction with no tracking detected, the government confuse if someone's is corruption and convert his corrupt's money into crypto.

My friend, before opening a new thread you should structure your ideas well so that the title of the thread is congruent with the idea, reflection or doubt that you will propose in the OP.

For example, reading the title of this thread and the first paragraphs, it seems that the main issue would be the legal status of bitcoin in different countries, but in reality all this was just a preamble to the question you ask at the end: for what illegal activities can be used bitcoin?

And to be honest, that question seems extremely irrelevant to the important discussion that can be generated regarding the legalization of bitcoin.

It depends on the country that one lives in. While in other countries, ICOs but not bitcoin, are made illegal, other countries accept it. But in other countries there are no laws governing the use of bitcoin.

Of course, the bitcoin is being used for illegal activities online. But doing illegal activities with bitcoin does not make bitcoin illegal at all because bitcoin is being used for good too. Criminals are using good coins and diamonds in the past to pay for their malicious activities yet bitcoin join the race. They can buy whatever they want from hard drugs to unlicensed firearms to a nuclear warhead. who cares, anyway? But don't forget people are still buying stuff like cars, houses, yachts, and so on with bitcoins.   

Bitcoin is banned in just a few countries, but will soon be accepted in most countries in the world. In these countries governments as well as financial institutions recognize the benefits of bitcoin, so they cannot but accept. The countries having banned crypto are countries who have issues with democracy and welfare.
Their are several criminal activities bitcoin is involved in, there's money laundering, weapons and drugs dealing, to name a few.

Yep, it definitely depends on each country ,so we can’t consider it’s legal or illegal . We all know that bitcoin is created  by computer technology ,and even it’s still growing and becoming more and more popular all around the world. It gives all people can get approach whover they are. In some countries, cyptocurrency is accepted and it’s considered legal currency ,but some it doesn’t accept and they seem take it as illegal currency because they are afraid of the big impact that crypto take to economy. In any way,bitcoin always keeps developing, and I think almost countries gradually accept bitcoin as legal.

Here in my local area bitcoin is legal, But government not considered as officially legal. And there is a function to use bitcoin to regulate. and can withdraw in the small bank and bigger bank. I wish someday government will announce that bitcoin is really officially legal.

about this, we have discussed many in this forum. maybe you should be more diligent to look for reading and can join in another discussion. but ok
I think, every evil will always be there everywhere, as long as humans fill this world. in essence, bitcoin is created for diversity and more on its benefits based on transactions without third parties.
every evil is in one's heart and self. so wherever it is, crime and illegal acts will always be there. without exception in the virtual currency.

The bitcoin is considered a world economy asset and used mostly by everyone from small class business to standard but still some governments have not decided about it, however it is likely to be legalized in near future.
Either the bitcoin gets accepted by governments or not, we will also be able to see its existance in the market

The key question determining the attitude of the state to bitcoin is the correct definition of its legal nature. Whether it is possible to consider crypto currency as money or as a monetary surrogate is currently unclear. For example, the state approach to the taxation of operations on the crypto currency is directly influenced by what they consider - property, fiduciary (fiat) money, electronic money, currency, financial instrument or securities.

In Japan, Italy, Germany and South Africa, these countries are legal. More countries believe that the legitimacy of bitcoin is still uncertain, and some countries just regard bitcoin as a financial asset. Of course, very few countries have announced that bitcoin is illegal, which is mainly concerned about the bitcoin's impact on their country's economic system. Countries that usually declare that bitcoin unlawful are very small countries. The economic system is weak.

There is no valid or strong enough reason for declaring bitcoin illegal for daily payments. There are many other ways people are involved in money laundering. So many renowned politicians were exposed for having offshore companies and other such businesses. People are even using cash, dollars etc. for illegal things, smuggling and all that jazz. So the legalization of bitcoin is not going to make things miserable at all.

Bitcoin  Legality  varies from country to country bitcoin  legal or illegal depends on which country you are living in now. most of countries it is legal  very few countries they banned bitcoin in my country btc and other crypto currency all are legal.

In government, bitcoin is not legal because they will never supported of crypto currency but to us that have a huge income of crypto this is legal.No matter happened we fight for crypto currency because this is the best way to make the crypto world would last until the end.

So far i know it is not illegal nor legal. The governement in different countries have not been cleared on their stand on bitcoin. But the citizens are using it many government officials i think even are using bitcoin to hide their iIdentities and financial transactions. The function of cryptocurrency is very visible and rampant ..but so far there is no formalities has made in the mainstream media nor in politics.

I think bitcoin is legal, it depends on which country you are using bitcoin, some countries do not honor bitcoin as legal, they think its a purely scam so they are not convince to use bitcoin and make it legal.

While in Asia, the crypto-currencies are under close scrutiny, Europe is turning into a crypto-empire. The governments of Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom believe in crypto-currencies, realize their importance and, ultimately, their ability to revolutionize the financial system and the work of the authorities.

I am pretty sure that Bitcoin is legal in some place and also illegal at some. But eventually every people will start to use it someday.

From country member of G-20, 15 of them make crypto trading is legal. But several of them, bitcoin is illegal for payment but not for trading. Doing Illegal activities doesnt related with bitcoin, because its depend on holder using it

we have to see G20 conference held in July. Definitely China would not like cryptocurrencies, but i guess others would not promote, but hopefully at least not regulate.

Again this has nothing to do with G20. When this picture in Blockchain of the young woman is really child porn, running a full node of Bitcoin is illegal NOW.
I dont no how we can proof

Saying that bitcoin is used for illegal activities is not a reason to ban cryptocurrency because fiat can also be used for illegal activities but why they are not banning fiat ? , there are only people out there who cannot really take advantage of bitcoins and they are envy of other people who are earning cryptocurrency.

As of this moment , it's still legal. And I don't for how long after all the major social platforms have banned crypto ads.

it is legal i think. because we get bitcoin from our money. we buy it.
but the problem is, the regulations about bitcoin in some countries. some countries consider bitcoin is not a secure system.

Bitcoin is LEGAL when you use/spend it on good purpose, viceversa it will be ILLEGAL when you use it on things which makes Bitcoin ILLEGAL

Bitcoin is legal because it helps people to get out of poverty but the only problem is the government that hindering people from investing on cryptocurrecy, banks also hate bitcoins because most of the people are preferring to place their money on cryptocurrency more than on banks.

Currently bitcoin is still in the speculation of pros and cons in various countries, but I think many citizens use bitcoin and bitcoin legal policy depending on each country, because so far many countries legalize bitcoin and some that do not legalize bitcoin

In term of legality of bitcoin there no one can tell more about it. But the legality of it is depend on the acceptance and interpretation of one state or country. Bitcoin is legalized in Japan and there are rules and regulation about the used of it in this country. In some country bitcoin is totally not accepted and they didn't allow any transaction within.

I think yes bitcoin legal, because I dont head something about some  laws prohibiting the use of bitcoin is some country or specific place that`s why I say bitcoin is legal.

You can use Bitcoin as a currency to pay for weapons, drugs, marijuana, human organs and other prohibited items. If you use Bitcoin, they do not need to go through intermediaries and do not worry the government can handle it. Or they can create virtual projects to legitimize their money.

then who made use of cash at the very first place, was it considered "illegal" too? that's the core question

some other countries trying to ban crypto currency  because they didn't control  of how people use bitcoin if they want to use bitcoin for bad transaction  they  will. so the other countries ban crypto permanently.

Mass adoption is coming, Bitcoin is illegal in some countries, but legal in most parts of the world. Those countries that ban Bitcoin because they dont know how to regulate it, if big countries has regulations, we'll see that small countries follow suit

I think there are certain country that accept this bitcoin,like my country which is the Philippines and also the Philippines national bank,they are looking to use this bitcoin,se i think we are lucky to be.

According to the general rule adopted in most countries, legal actions in business are any actions that are not directly prohibited by law. That is, if the state does not directly recognize the crypto currency as illegal, it can be considered legitimate. However, for its legal operation, it is necessary to have separate normative acts of state power and government bodies. This is primarily necessary for the classification of this new type of financial relations and its legal place in society. Therefore, in the near future all states will be forced to consider the issue of legalization of the crypto currency and other related issues, such as taxation and the peculiarities of its circulation on the territory of the state.

Actually, there's nothing to be worry about that, because all we know is bitcoin only for good. For the benefits and the advantage. Bitcoin can't do bad things. It is only depend on how people use it. So the government worried about the people who have a bad mind so that the bitcoin in other countries are banned

Yes bitcoin is legal here in the philippines while there is no news on tv or radio that bitcoin is illegal we should not be concerned because when bitcoin is illegal it may be that a bit of bitcoin is confined but I am while I'm in bitcoin and I do not work I'm harming someone else I can say that bitcoin is legally legal around the world.

Your subject topic and the question in the body of your discussion are diverse.
Bitcoin is designed to operate with or without government approval. Russia is reported to have legalized bitcoin.

It is feared that bitcoin could be used for illegal activities such as terrorism. But even legal currencies too have been used. So it is not the nature of bitcoin that make bitcoin vulnerable to illegal use.

I don't see any illegal action towards bitcoin. For me and lot of people it is legal specially to those who benefit in it. It's only illegal to those who hates it because they were being affected in the way they don't want. It is legal cause it's being use in a lot of countries and only the banks were not approved of this.

Bitcoin is very legit. The only thing that concerns here is that governments and banks cannot take over it hence the reason there are lots of fuds and other negatives news aired anywhere.

Yes ofcourse bitcoin is legal. For me, there is nothing to be consider it as illegal it is just a matter of accepting how they can earn. Maybe because there are some sites or gambling sites to be specific that is using bitcoin as their bet to earn. But it actually depends on the government of a particular country if they will accept bitcoin.

Yes bitcoin is legal because bitcoin is not legally placed on tv or radio that is not legal and all bitcoins will be punished and jailed but at present there is no burglary that means bitcoin is really legal.

what you think and say is not important, because the illegal activity is contained in the individual itself. actually illegal activity is very much in the real world. only a few people who understand internet transactions can do it. this is a fact

In other places around the world, the legality of Bitcoin is viewed differently, but for the most part it remains relatively safe to use as long as it is not tied to illicit purchases or activities. Many countries have issued statements indicating that bitcoin and other digital currencies are not regulated and do not exist as officially sanctioned currencies: a status that could put users at risk but would not have them violating any laws. Bitcoin is outright illegal in some countries, such as japan, india

There are some countries which has already declared btc as legal one among them is the fast paced country Singapore where btc is legal and anyone can buy sell,trade and make investments on it Singapore being one of the major business hub for the world has already declared bitcoins to be legal. BTC is the first crypto currency to be accepted and used globally and there are also some countries which has banned the use of btc in their region as their government does not have much idea about how crypto currency runs and how

bitcoin is one of the world's juiciest prizes for hackers. there must be thousands or tens of thousands who've tried to break it, let alone governments and banks, and they all went away with their heads bowed.

this forum would not still exist if bitcoin had been cracked. if it is we'll sure as hell know about it.

The major point since the introduction of Bitcoin is it is being used as an asset not a currency. :)

Bitcoin trading new technology Currently it is very popular and very powerful. So the government of any country can not make it illegal. But the government of any country will not work for the appointment of bitcoin. It will run in full compliance.

bitcoin is certainly legal in our country because if bitcoin is not legal the banks will not even accept bitcoin if it is illegal.

yes legal bitcoin abroad but abroad is not legally bitcoin they do not want because other people think in the country that is scam bitcoin they do not know its indifference

As I know bitcoin legalize process is moving to be sold in such countries like Germany, USA, Russia and maybe some others. Germany for example legalized bitcoin as official means of payment.

I think that as long as your country has no law saying it is illegal, then it is legal. If the state has enacted a law to engage in bitcoin industry is illegal, then it is illegal, and I believe it will not see this scene.

I think so. I mean for something to be illegal, there must be some violations first or things that it does which is against he law, and apparently bitcoin doesn’t have those qualities. Which is why it confuses me why some countries chose to ban it and restrict it’s people from the chance or opportunity of earning by investing on bitcoin.

Yes bitcoin is legal in many country, it actually used to purchased online products like books even groceries. Many merchants already accepts bitcoin if you search online you will know it.

only me is bitcoin legal because there is no law violation in bitcoin on the fact that bitcoin is still cooperative with people who are playing it

Bitcoin is legal as far as I know and since no one has placed a punishment for the purchase, exchange, holding and use of bitcoin then it remains legal.

Many people use Bitcoin to trade illegal things because they cannot be traced, so many countries do not recognize Bitcoin.

I think, some countries have declared bitcoin legal others haven't decided. for me, it is legal.

Bitcoin, which has become a legal currency in Japan, can be used in stores, supermarkets and other places, but in China it is now regulated.

I think that bitcoin will be popular with many people through its own functions.

I think bitcoin is legal. Because it brings a lot of profit to investors. Bitcoins help the poor to become rich. Their life improved when investing in bitcoin. Many countries like Japan, Germany want to promote development bitcoin. I hope the bitcoin will be accepted by everyone.

Bitcoin is not illegal it is legal many countries are already  getting involve to bitcoin and still using it

I strongly agree on your opinion that, the legality of Bitcoin is still a big question, legality of Bitcoin varies from country to country. And for example Bitcoin is legal in Canada,United states, South Africa and is illegal in the countries like Bangladesh,China etc. And adding also my opinion that, bitcoin is money and money can be used for both good and bad things and same goes for Bitcoin, it can be used to fund charities which is one of the most noble gestures anyone can do and can be used up to the worst things which I am not saying it here but I am sure many of you can imagine what I am referring too. In addition, You can't generalize bitcoin's legality as it differs from country to country just like what you've said, Some considers it legal tender, others don't acknowledge it and the rest are just neutral about the said cryptocurrency.

Of course Bitcoin is legal, just that some countries are still restricting the use of it by their citizens. Both the US and EU are putting measures in place to derive taxation from the usage and profits of crypto so I think that answers your initial question.

So many country that bitcoin is legal
Like Vietnam is legal to trade  and hold but illegal as payment tool
Bitcoin is very ideologically fulfilling,its the form of political activism.

In my opinion, because Bitcoin  the non-governmental launch and development, Bitcoin users who do not need their real names have somehow led some bad guys to take advantage of Bitcoin to work illegally: Terrorism, arms sales, hired killers ...Some Bitcoin founders and regulators are trying to come up with some rules for individuals and businesses when using Bitcoin as a good signal pretty.

Definitely Yes! Bitcoin in some country's are legalooking but other countries it is not recognize.  In Mexico, bitcoin is not illegal. It was recognize by the Mexican banks.The Bank of Mexico has stated that it allows crypto as means of payment, but not as legal tender. So, Mexicans are allowed to transact in Bitcoin.The Bank of Mexico is the main institution authorizing the virtual assets that can operate in the country and every user would be obliged to verify that the money that is transferred to cryptocurrency does not have an illegal origin.That is to say, anyone operating an exchange or doing business in crypto is obligated to follow the same rules as banks. They must know their client and ensure that the money is clean (not from illegal businesses or money laundering).

Legal regime of cryptocurrencies, in particular systems Bitkoin, considerably differs in the different countries. In some countries, operations with crypto-currencies are officially permitted. Usually they are treated as a commodity or an investment asset and are subject to the relevant legislation for tax purposes.

its legal just in most of the countries its still in the adoption process
but the situation is always depends on the government

In different countries, the law treats bitcoin differently. In countries like Japan, where bitcoin is friendly, they accept bitcoin, which is legal in these countries. In China, where bitcoin is banned, bitcoin is not accepted and bitcoin is illegal.

You are right about Bitcoin as it is digital currency and investors invest in this for huge profit. It is just for people and not for criminals or money launderers Bitcoin says I am for people. Governments and banks are against Bitcoin but they will not defeat Bitcoin as we know that Bitcoin has survived a lot and now no chances to raise such question. It is legal because it is not drugs or alcohol etc to trade illegally and earn profit.

I really feel quite nervous. Previously, our government determined that Bitcoin trading was illegal. But the accumulation of Bitcoin as a kind of personal property is not a problem. However, last week in my country uncovered a big scam involving Bitcoin. So, the government is issuing tight-knit orders for Bitcoin-related activities. The government has really strengthened the Crytocurrency market. Hope everything will be quickly removed.

I wonder how Russia and Argentina prohibit the use of foreign currencies? Maybe I missed something? You want to say that there are prohibited crypto-currencies including?

Actually, as of now bitcoin become more popular than before and as of now many countries already started to accept bitcoin. In addition to that, now a days many countries start to legalized bitcoin and I think it would have a positive effect in their economy and industry because they can used it as an alternative way to earn income.

I think It's more subjective, some people consider Bitcoin is legal because of its positive use. while some countries and governments consider Bitcoin to be illegal as they assume if Bitcoin could be used for something that is illegally that can not be controlled by the government itself.

countries are currently in discussion to be able to make decisions about bitcoin whether it will be illegal or prohibited. including my country. bitcoin for transactions only. because here bitcoin more in priority as a digital investment

The media, government and other social network have been contributing to the popularity of bitcoin and other altcoins. In some countries it's legal to do business with bitcoin while other frawn at it.

But in the future currency will be accepted in the world but now its still shaking.

I have not heard of the fact that cryptocurrencies are generally prohibited anywhere.I am sure that soon they will be completely under the rule of law

All crimes may involve Bitcoin in the same way that all crimes might have connection to fiat currency. I do not want to make a biggie out of it because crime does not depend on the means. The means are there all the time as neutral. Bitcoin is not made as a tool for criminals just as fiat was not made for the same fools. As a matter of fact, it is not even neutral because Bitcoin is actually made for the betterment of the world.

What you say is not true. Currently I read that bitcoin is banned for advertising on facebook and google. But you say social networking is contributing to the popularity of bitcoin. I do not know whether I misread the information or not, but what I read is that it is.

I think because something no legitimate, does not mean that it can not be used for the payment. very few countries as far as stated bitcoin illegal. so far, only Japan stating bitcoin as legal. because Japanese start

Btc is legal to us whose we are investors because we are benefited by btc.Most of the countries say btc ilegal, some countries say btc Legal,but my opinion every country should recognise btc as early as possible.

Bitcoin is definitely legal because of the thing that it is a cryptocurrency, a currency or a kind of money, on the otherhand, some countries are banning it, but why and how? For me, the goverbment must ban the illegal activities inside the internet, because bitcoin is just a money and it can affect the people, but the activities is.

if my country bitcoin not yet fully legal but also not illegal in other words bitcoin can still be accessed but it is prohibited to do transaction with bitcoin directly possible if the country have legalized bitcoin currency officially of course can be legend by government

I don't think so. The Bitcoin has undoubtedly proved to be quite a significant tool in the online gambling industry. Many of the online casinos have already accepted the bitcoin payment and there is also a lot of room for the future development too. The online casino is legal in many parts of the entire world. The goal of most of the casinos is to make it quite easy for the players to deposit as well as to play their favourite online games by offering them the provision for the multiple payment currency systems which include the Bitcoin too.

since it was first launched in early 2009, bitcoin has actually experienced a significant development in terms of legality. see its character as a decentralized currency circulating only on the internet. quite impressive to see the fact that there are currently dozens of countries that have legalized its use.

The government cannot be blamed in this issue. The tightening of the government against cryptocurrency is just because they have no choice but to uphold public service and protect the peoples interest. The real thing to blame are the scammers who uses bitcoins in their illicit schemes. Those people are a threat to bitcoin and it is because of them that the government have become very strict.

There are some businesses that accept bitcoin for payment and the case that is supposed to be true. Bitcoin is illegal because it is helping the bad guys buy and sell illegal weapons. That makes governments very bitcoin hate but they can not stop the development of bitcoin because this is an anonymous market.

As others have pointed out, some countries, such as Australia and Japan, have legalized it and recognize it as currency. Most countries are coming to terms with it. Countries are grappling with how and if to regulate it.

Yes bitcoin is legally valid because many bitcoin receives a bit of my son because of bitcoin because they made their scum by bitcoin but it's legal bitcoin they just use bitcoin for scum is actually not illegal bitcoin .

Bitcoin legal or illegal it depends on your country government if it allows legal then it legal.Although now in my country bitcoin still not legal, but the government in my country, does not prohibit to have bitcoin, so even though bitcoin most illegal in my country but I can still use bitcoin as an investment tool.

well, each country has their own rules about bitcoin. but I feel that bitcoin remains legal. well, its current use really really has an important function in the internet. so, because of that, people will still use it to develop something.

Yes bitcoin is legal but in some country they says that bitcoin is illegal because they don't accept crypto. The government treat bitcoin illegaly because they want to own and they want to manage bitcoin. bitcoin is so popular all over the wolrd they can't ruled it.

bitcoin can be used anywhere and by anyone and for its use for legal or illegal activities depending on the investor's investment objectives for what because bitcoin is freely accessible to anyone and for anything

There are some countries ligalized bitcoin.It actually used to purchased online products.I think there is no law violating in bitcoin but there are many people using Bitcoin to trade illegal things because they cannot be traced.

if I think bitcoin / crypto is not elegant anymore gan. because many countries are joining bitcoin / crypto. although in my own country in Indonesia bitcoin is still illegal gan. but the government also does not prohibit its people to invest in the world of bitcoin / crypto .

we all know that other countries bitcoin is not legal but in our country i think is legal and we all know that bitcoin now is rising and many opportunity are opening so we should grab this and we should looking forward for what bitcoin can really give.

Definitely bitcoin in solely legal. If not, then maybe most countries will act to stop its circulation. But instead, in the fast growing countries, bitcoin was used almost like a local currencies.

Bitcoin is not legal in some countries that do not accept it. However, there are quite a few countries, regions, as well as organizations and companies that accept it as a payment method. It has a number of advantages to consider: Avoid inflation as the central bank prints money to financial institutions and corporations lend money when doing business. Do not need channel transactions. Intermediate: Reducing bank and intermediary financing costs. It is not easy to earn Bitcoin, but it is possible to "exploit" Bitcoin, computer systems that handle bitcoin transactions that consume less electricity. more than the current financial system.

It can be used by scanners that are scamming people that they can doubled or tripled they're money when they join this frauds. This is the primary reason in banning.  Also,  I think they banned it because of fearing that people will invest here more than banks available (this is not illegal,  but to add to my point).  Another illegal activities bitcoin can be used is in buying pornographic materials and in darknet or darkweb activities like child pornography and such.

Even if the countries are banning bitcoins in some countries, use for illegal activities is not the major concern. It has to do with their fear of bitcoin replacing currency on their country.

According to my knowledge and information bitcoin is not fully illegal in the world and some of the countries are doing well for bitcoin while some countries are not allowing bitcoin transactions in their country so if we look at the bitcoin nature it is virtual may because of many countries are not allowing this because they even don't check and balance on crypto activities that's is the main reason behind the crypto ignorance by many countries.

Bitcoin is certainly legal in most countries around the world but there are still some goverment that dont really accept bitcoin in their country. One example is china. They dont allow the bitcoin to circulate around their banks because seventy percent of the bank shares are owned by chinese government,yet they allow the normal people to mine and trade. China has been known to be the largest trading market for bitcoin. Another example is India. But there is really no concrete reason why they banned the bitcoin. Maybe its because of the risk to their goverment or whatsoever.

The legal state differs from one country to another. Some country are actually encouraging it by installing bitcoin ATMs.

For me bitcoin is legal, it is made or supported by many popular people or business man. Some people says that it is illegal because there is some countries or government didn't accept bitcoin as payment, as money or other kind or transaction. And there is some countries accepted bitcoin because they saw the good effects of bitcoin in many people or in their country.

I think bitcoin legal or illegal it depends on your country government if it allows legal then it legal. many countries declare bitcoin illegal because they say bitcoin  is a crime activities.

bitcoin is so legal in other countries but in countries like china is not legal there because maybe they do not want bitcoin so bitcoin also affects china and wants to ban it there in their country

Bitcoin is not entirely legal or illegal. Bitcoin traded for other goods and services are prohibited. But others also fear that it can be used to purchase illegal goods as it can never be tracked. Bitcoin is not illegal itself but making it as a way to do illegal activities, a specific law may be provided.

it is legal until there is no laws banning crypto in the county or in the banking system (like India)

Some countries consider bitcoin as illegal, and some countries consider it as legal,and I thank God that in my country, bitcoin is legal, because t is also our source of income, so that we can pay our debts.

bitcoin as you most likely are aware how to utilize it accurately
numerous nations are prohibited bitcoin for reasons not a similar measure of cash in every nation so there are just a couple of nations that bitcoin is lawful

currently I see still a bit of a legalize if you know it japanese state, china, america also have received bitcoin as an alternative method of payment, if all countries accept bitcoin then definitely bitcoin price will be more expensive because it is getting harder to get bitcoin.

Previously our government determined that Bitcoin trading was illegal. But the accumulation of Bitcoin as a kind of personal property is not a problem.To make decisions about bitcoin whether it will be illegal or prohibited including my country because here bitcoin more in priority as a digital investment.

depends on the legislative system of a particular country) In some countries, bitcoin is legal, somewhere not. But it does not matter over time, everyone will use bitcoin

Its hard to say bitcoin illegal or legal because bitcoin doesnt depend on government regulation. I am prefer said that bitcoin is internet currency. Illegal activities doesnt related with bitcoin but its depending on user.
As we know, illegal activities in this world dominate by dollars because dollars used in most country and bitcoin used by not many peoples and there is no proof of it

Illegal Activities are the base desires of ordinary people.
In their hands, cash and non-cash assets become illegal.
The instrument itself is a hostage of intentions!

Bitcoin is used for both legal and illegal activities. why many countries are not accepting Bitcoins means this is the reason it is more used for Illegal activities like Funding terrorist activities, money laundering, drugs dealing etc.Though bitcoin or any other crypto can still be used in illegal activities. Such as trading money that is gained illegally or scamming some people.

It is impossible to say that bitcoin is approved by many countries, but it is also not banned. Now cryptocurrency is only being looked after as a promising financial instrument. But there are some nuances that are not beneficial to the state. And it is natural that a decentralized system that cannot be controlled will be used in illegal activities.

Some countries are implementing bitcoin as for my state and some countries too are not recognizing bitcoin still doubting to be more specific. But we know that someday bitcoin will be use , not just an investment or an asset but a currency , and it depend on the country if they're legalize the bitcoin as of now there still left countries who haven't legalizing bitcoin.

is Bitcoin legal? Today, many policymakers in the world already know about digital currencies like Bitcoin, but many of them have not made legal or legal rules about digital currency because of the complexity of digital currencies like Bitcoin - whether Bitcoin should be set as one currency ? Payment instrument? Or investment assets? Therefore, from late 2013 to 2014 many warnings and directives from central banks and financial policy-making authorities in various countries have warned that Bitcoin has not been recognized by the state as an investment asset, instrument of payment or a valid currency.

Today, many policymakers in the world already know about digital currencies like Bitcoin, but many of them have not made legal or legal rules about digital currency because of the complexity of digital currencies like Bitcoin - whether Bitcoin should be set as one currency ? Payment instrument? Or investment assets?

In some other countries it is legal. But in other countries it is not legal. That makes sense at all.

Yes bitcoin is legal on some countries, in my last check on the web, 15 countries have legalized bitcoin, some countries like japan, italy, canada, uzbekistan, and more countries, one country I know that banned bitcoin is china, and some more countries out there, I just hope that governments would learn to see the true potential of bitcoin and how helpful it is to a country and to a person.

I agree with you on this issue, Bitcoin is getting legal day by day around the world and people are taking it seriously because of the popularity and profitability. I think Bitcoin will be legal in many countries within this year because most of the countries are taking this cryptocurrency platform as a sole consideration.

well in some countries such as japan and US, bitcoin is accepted and can be used  legally but still in many countries bitcoin is banned because for many reason, illegal activities is one of them, for example, drugs and money laundering are two of the major concern i guess for the government to ban bitcoin.

The other countries say the bitcoin are elligal because of their goverment says the bitcoin is scam no trust only doubt .

Bitcoin is the most popular. Bitcoin is in the raise of getting popular on more countries.

Bitcoin is definitely legal, and it made because of a main reason, to make our way of living easier and faster. Bitcoin is a currency, in which it is only a kind of money that usually used by human to buy things, pay bills etc. I think the problem is the lack of knowledge of the government that banning the bitcoin in their country. The point is the government must ban the illegal activities than banning the bitcoin.

of course it is legal it's just a lot of people who say illegal because many used to put the proceeds of crime into the bitcoin is actually legal and trusted that bitcoin.

As bitcoin was discovered a long time ago it has a lot of potential for the community and serve the people in easy transaction site. I'm just hoping in near future it will remain and still exist because as long as bitcoin regulates and maintain the gaining its help the individuals by gaining good moneys.Bitcoin is legal in a country except china ,it depends on our governments law but so far in my country bitcoin is having good thoughts.

Bitcoin has not been legalized until now. But at least Bitcoin is not banned, I can still use Bitcoin that I have even though the status is not legal in my country. But keep in mind also that Bitcoin can also be used for illegal activities because of the nature of Bitcoin transparent this so very easy to use for things that are not good. But I do not want to use Bitcoin for illegal activities. I will use Bitcoin as best I can.

Honestly I dont care if its legal or not as long as I have an income of bitcoin which in my part can make it legal that I'll do my best to achieve it and become famous.

I have not heard any bad words about Bitcoin yet. Then I think it's Legal.

depending on the government of a country whether they legalize it or not, they have the authority to decide. for example the Chinese state, which prohibits bitcoin, because they do not want investors to experience criptocurency. In order for them to invest in China's own banks.

In several countries, like japan, philippines, india; bitcoin han been accepted and grown legally. But in many others, it us still banned or restricted in operation.I my country, bitcoin is in a grey area.It is nit accepted as payment instrument but people can buy, own and invest in it fir getting extra income in the near future.Any risk happened will be the responsibility of those users involved in it.

I think in Russia is not forbidden because bitcoin users or bitcoin lovers, but Russia forbid because they are afraid, bitcoin in making payment transactions.
yes, then in my country also the same, if the transaction can not use bitcoin.
I think it's perfectly legitimate. because of the fear in forbidden transactions, such as drugs and others.
provided that my country's government, not to block bitcoin in my country.

Bitcoins are legal when the government says it is legal to own. It really all boils down to countries accepting bitcoins and making them legal for trade and selling. I believe one day, the world will accept bitcoins as it is. A lot of people will definitely love bitcoins and use them everyday.

In the US, it was decided not to prohibit the bitcoins, but to work out the issue of its regulation and tracking. Here there are great hopes all the same to take them under control, and then to legalize.

You may right my friend but here in philippines it is not mandated by our government to regulate some transactions, however it helps a lot in our comunity especially to unemployed but lot of skills in terms of knowledge in language thats why this kind of work helps a lot even this is not totally accepted by our government here..

The legitimacy of Bitcoin depends on the attitude of the monetary authorities of each country.
The further development of Bitcoin may threaten the interests of traditional currencies, and currency issuers will not give up the rights to a p2p open source algorithm. Therefore, various governments are very likely to declare bitcoin illegal.
Once the governments announce their illegality, they may have huge fluctuations in their prices in the short term. It may be a crash, or it may be skyrocketing. Because the bottom people of the country obviously have resistance to their government.
At the same time, the government’s ban will cause the Bitcoin trading platform to close. After the trading platform is closed, bitcoin can only be privately liquidated, and its ability to cash out will have a greater impact.
However, due to the unique nature of Bitcoin, it provides an excellent channel for officials from various countries to take bribes, launder money, and transfer assets overseas. In particular, under the general trend of official disclosure of property by national officials, Bitcoin provided a very good way of anonymously holding large assets.

The government treats bitcoin illegally because they want to own it and they want to manage bitcoin. Bitcoin is very popular all over the world, they can not handle it. Bitcoin is legal but in some countries they say that bitcoin is illegal because they do not accept crypto

Yes bitcoins is legal here and some people used them in illegal activities just like buying drugs in the black market because we all know that bitcoins are decentralized and that is the feature that ghe bad people wants so they can do transactions without the government knowing about it thatbis why there are countries that banned bitcoins maybe because of those activities that leads into bad people but lets make the kost out of it not like that way

Bitcoin legality depends from which country you are using bitcoin, some countries do not honor bitcoin as legal, they think its a purely scam so they are not convince to use bitcoin and make it a legal.

It is obvious that cryptocurrency can be used in illegal activities, so some States are trying to establish jurisdiction over cryptocurrency. The media often say that bitcoin can be used by terrorists to hide the movement of funds. But in fact, the criminal world, including terrorist activities, prefer to use traditional methods of payment. It is a fact. Because for them it is that has such a distribution, to make it easy to use these tools.

Bitcoin is legal the way it used  properly and no one declared that it is illegal but to those people who do criminal act by means of bitcoin it is not a good way to promote bitcoin. And some who do   it right will affect.

The legality of Bitcoin differs from the country you are at. There are some countries who are very open and adaptive to Bitcoin, some are just playing safe, they haven't really provided any stand whether it is legal or not. And there are some countries that completely banned the use of Bitcoin. I believe that it is best if you know the stand of your country prior to using Bitcoin so there will be no hassle in the future.

legal nature of bitcoin. It is of scientific interest, since the main task of the state in the field of electronic payments is not only to create a legal climate, protect participants in the calculation, increase transparency and legalization, but also to create equal conditions for the development of electronic cash and virtual money.

Bitcoin decentralized in itself. This is both a plus and a minus. I think that all the same States will come to its legalization. I believe that the main reason is ignorance of how to regulate cryptocurrency properly. That's why they forbid it.

Bitcoin worldwide is legal. I think its just exagerated to use Bitcoin in illegal transactions. Criminals are trying every possible way to commit a crime and they use bitcoin to victimize others.

Many countries are not declaring Bitcoin as legal because of it's decentralized nature, no government or bank is able to track the Bitcoin transactions which make this transactions anonymous. and because of this many people use Bitcoin for illegal dealings such as drug dealing or ammunition dealing. Bitcoin is not able to gain the amount of trust fiat has that's why its still illegal in many countries.

Bitcoin is used for both legal and illegal activities. So thats why some countries ban bitcoin because it also used to illegal activities. But in the near future all country will accept it because it is the most popular crypto coin in the market.

Bitcoin legality depends from which country you are using bitcoin, some countries do not honor bitcoin as legal ,In several countries, like japan, philippines, india; bitcoin han been accepted and grown legally. For me bitcoin is legal for this  good source of income to me

In general, most countries in the world have yet to declare their legitimacy on Bitcoin. Global regulators have not yet fully understood the emerging industry of cryptocurrency. This is also the main reason why many countries have not commented on the legitimacy of Bitcoin. Over time, some countries that are still waiting to see their changes may eventually determine their position and set rules that either endorse bitcoin use or declare bitcoin transactions illegal. The climbing Bitcoin popularity index continues to exceed expectations. However, not all countries view this cryptocurrency in a positive light.

Yes,Bitcoin is legal. In this world most of country are accept this.The money another name is bitcoin.Bitcoin is a digital currency. Bitcoin can be use anywhere at anytime. Bitcoin is more safe from money. So Bitcoin worldwide legal.

Yes, bitcoin is legal. But same country says bitcoin is illegal. In the near future all country will accept it because  it is very popular cryto coin in the market.

The legality of Bitcoin depends on who you are,and what you’re doing with it. It is important to remain up-to-date on the latest regulations concerning the digital currency.They are using for it's purpose,to save their wealth from external manipulation.

No Bitcoin is not Illegal. It is although not a legal tender but you can treat Bitcoin / altcoins as assets. You will see regulations coming up in next few months for Crypto Currencies in different countries and which is good for Cryptocurrencies and its believers.

It depends on how you use it.some country banned bitcoin because they used for illegal activities.

No bitcoin is not illegal unless if your country ban the use of bitcoin. However people are being warned about the risk of bitcoin being not a legal tender. But it doent mean that something isn't legal tender, does not mean that it cannot be used for payment. It just means that there are no protections for either the consumer or the merchant, and that its use as payment is completely discretionary.

Bitcoin is not illegal, some people makes it illegal because they used it in illegal transactions that affects to the mindset of beginners and also to the consumers.

We can't sum up bitcoin's legitimateness as it varies from nation to nation simply like what you've said. Some thinks of it as lawful delicate, others don't recognize it and the rest are only unbiased about the said digital money. Utilize case as of this present time is restricted to being a theoretical resource and a type of installment, however the last isn't clearly being honed as there are just a couple of traders and administrations who acknowledge it as an installment. It relies upon the administration on how they translate bitcoin some of the time they proclaimed that bitcoin is unlawful however others said it is alright or legitimate. The nation government chooses in the event that they acknowledge bitcoin or not on the grounds that if not they restricted bitcoin and saying that it was unlawful and it was going on here in my nation previously yet now it was at that point authorize.

bitcoin is not illegal but bitcoin is also not legal, there is no ban on the bitcoin. only some countries are implementing the bitcoin regulations, now bitcoin will still continue to run and continue to grow to the highest price.

I think it really depends on the country you are in. But all in all, I dont think bitcoin itself is illegal, the only sad thing about it is can be used for illegal transaction worldwide and there are a lot of scam emerging using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

As long as there are certain countries and its citizens who are recognizing bitcoin .
I think bitcoin will not be illegal.
And i believe that someday bitcoin would be acknowledge by all countries all over the world.

The legality of Bitcoin depends on where you’re located. Bitcoin was legalized as a formal method of payment in Japan. In most countries Bitcoin is with no official ban or approval.

Some country declared the legalization  of bitcoin but some country haven't. Bitcoin is not illegal as long as you don't use it in illegal transaction. Some country might not recognizing bitcoin but doesn't mean they ban it. It takes time in different countries to adopt in bitcoin.

You don't have to ask yourself if Bitxoin is legal or not for possession.
I mean it's linked to anpnymous wallet so don't worry.  8)

When it's gooing to be the time for use you'll maybe have to change country  ;D ;D

Apparently, the practice is always ahead of the law, in the face of new issues, the views of the banks over the past time can be seen as not accepting Bitcoin as a legal means of payment. First of all, it is believed that when accepting Bitcoin as a currency, as a legitimate means of payment, the national sovereignty over monetary issues is compromised. to the effective management of monetary policy. Secondly, if Bitcoin is accepted it will be difficult to control, tax evasion, illegal transfers, payments, financing of illegal transactions will arise and thus state management of money , the economy will become very complex.

Bitcoin the same as conventional currency can be used for legal and illegal activities. Because, Bitcoin or fiat money is a tool to transact. as for its use it goes back to the owner of bitcoin itself.

then, the legality of bitcoin differs in every country. overall, some countries have not set the bitcoin because they have not found the right legal framework for bitcoin.

Furthermore, bitcoin is legal, but in a country that already regulates and accepts bitcoins with certain rules.

Yes bitcoin is really legal, it will be considered as illegal once it violated any law in the country or it can put harm to many people like drugs. Bitcoin is not legal but instead it was an investment where many people were attracted.

Be guided by the rule that it is not prohibited, it is allowed. And it is not reasonable for States to prohibit bitcoin, as this will cause greater demand)) , it is easier for them to lead, which we can now observe how large exchanges are bought. So bitcoin will not be banned.

There are some country that ban bitcoins from using it and there are some country too that already start accepting bitcoin as in option of there online mode of payments. Some country ban bitcoin because they are using bitcoin in eligal activities as they said. But for my openion bitcoin and a fait money also using in eligal activities so there no defirents about them.

For me bitcoin is so legal because a lot of people became rich because they earn money here in bitcoin in a good way. I hope bitcoin will be legalize in our country because it is really a blessing for us.wThere is no announcement yet here in my country that bitcoin will be legalized or be banned. In my own perspective, bitcoin have a big chance to be legalized here in my country because even senators here in my country uses bitcoin.

It depends on a particular country if it will become legal or not otherwise, they are not participating any matter about bitcoin. For now, my country is not accepting bitcoin at this time. I think that my country will accept it soon. I'm pretty much excited for that to happen if governments are in unity to accept bitcoin as legal all over the world then there will be no pending matters.

It can only be illegal if the country wishes to. Bitcoin's legalization varies for example if a particular country wants to make bitcoin illegal due to lot of people using it in illegal activities therefore bitcoin is illegal in their country and most likely ban using bitcoin. However if the country wishes to legalize bitcoin then they can do what they please to do. Some countries already banned bitcoin and that implies that bitcoin is illegal in there country.

   Bitcoin in my country has no concrete regulation but not charge as illegal , however if this will be use in illegal activities so by this means, this will be investigated.

Bitcoin not legal world wide but very much popularity in the world wide.

Bitcoin's legality based on the country you're in me in my country Philippines they allowed Bitcoin, in here and also I heard that in some country they ban bitcoin, in countries like in china, china is planning to ban bitcoin, also in columbia, taiwan and etc, but there are also some countries who legalize bitcoin like in my very own country, also in japan, japan approved bitcoin in their country, in canada, germany and holland.

I think that Bitcoin is legal. Cryptocurrency is comparable to other assets,  it also enters the
market under strictly defined conditions. There is no illegal or fraudulent activity in its creation
and further trade. Over time, there will be no question of its legality. Remains the question of the
anonymity of the transfer.

Bitcoin is still struggling to get the legal status worldwide. But some of the countries positively accept bitcoin. The legal status of bitcoin varies substantially from country to country and is still undefined or changing in many of them

indeed illegal bitcoin, tp only a few countries that have been illegally right, my knowledge only 17 countries that have been illegally right, among them:
1.nigeria
2.taiwan
3.colombia
4.china
5.vietnam
6.bolivia
7.kyrgyzstan
8.bangladesh
9.ecuador
10.thailand
11.rusia
12.maroko
13.korea selatan
14.indonesia
15.israel
16.nepal
17.singapura
Sorry if less regularly with the first and last order of the country that illegal bitcoin .. !!

Yes, it has been under hard situation to get the legality. If bitcoin becomes legal, surely the price will grow much higher in value. An example for such a price increase is the adoption that took from Japan. Once Japan adopted it, the price started to grow forward and reached the ath. The mass adoption served as an initiation point for bitcoin price.

I think bitcoin is completely legal. Bitcoins are accepted by many countries around the world. Many corporations, large companies are investing in bitcoin. Bitcoins help many people escape from poverty. The bitcoin market is expanding around the world. so bitcoin is legal.

As far as I know bitcoin  is legal in many country like in Europe.

I agaree because it is working for good and it is a big help to everybody who join bounty campaigns, trading, mining and other. Bitcoin in my country is popular they have studied on how to become legal and it works on it while bitcoin keeps in touch whith clean operations.

Bitcoin is made legally, but some people use it elligal activities. That's why other countries have different acceptance of bitcoin like China they totally banned the uses of bitcoin. However countries like Japan and South Korea they made bitcoin legal for any transaction.

In my country bitcoin has not been banned. Therefore I think that it is legal

As per the results of the G-20 meeting. Seeing the attitude of the majority of countries is not a problem and still let bitcoin activities legally, although not completely supportive, from here we can conclude that there are no obstacles that are too meaningful, there is a tendency that they tend to be interested to accommodate to be applied as what Japan has run, but with the appropriate policies of their respective countries. We just need to continue to fight for and convince the relevant authorities.

Bitcoin is not globally legal but it is legal in many country. Like a normal currency it is use in transaction and it is also use to exchange currency of an country with another. Bitcoin is also use for trading purpose :o. This thing show us Bitcoin is really legal. In japan like country their government pay more  attention to the Bitcoin and in many developed countries like Australia, New Zealand, Germany, south Korea using Bitcoin. Many multinational company like Samsung, Amazon, KFC etc using Bitcoin for their various purpose. These thing gives the surety of its legalization.  ;)

In my own country and here in the country that I am working right now bitcoin is legal,it can use by everybody.Bicton can use as mode of payments and payments in goods and services.

Bitcoin is totally not made legal in some countries and Bitcoin is not the only currency used for illegal activities cause the fiat are also used for illegal activities either. More over, the Chinese government don't ban bitcoin due to illegal activities and the reason why the Chinese government banned bitcoin was because they see bitcoin as a threat to their national currency because Bitcoin was flourishing there while there national currency was devalued.

bitcoin is legal, it is made for the people oif the whole earth,
government and banks just wnt to regulate it or ban it because they cant control the bitcoin and its influence.
they want to keep the money in control.
but people should control it and that is what bitcoin for.

Bitcoin in our county is not ellegal. Some of the bank here is accepting bitcoin. And they have a company that can convert your bitcoins into fiat money.

Bitcoin is definitely something legal, but like all things it can be to commit non-legal actions. This is one of the reasons why it is not accepted by many countries.

legal for whom? I think that the government does not know what to do with it because they do not know what to bring it to!

Many individuals are concerned about the legalities of Bitcoin, however, it is currently legal in all 52 states in the United States of America, although each state has their own policies.

Yes bitcoin is legal but in some country they says that bitcoin is illegal because they don't accept crypto. The government treat bitcoin illegaly because they want to own and they want to manage bitcoin.

Definitely yes! Just that it has not been accepted in some countries and that does not make it illegal. So, IT IS LEGAL!

I think legal bitcoin. because it is all accepted by the country and paid for bitcoin. Many companies, large corporations invest in bitcoin. Bitcoin helps people get jobs. bitcoin impact on the developed world currency system. so legal bitcoin.

For me it is definitely legal why? Because is a good source of income. I can help my family for our daily lifestyle needed. And i think few countries like
.ecuador
.bolivia
.kyrgyzstan
.bangladesh
.ecuador
Because the government disagree

It seems like a lot of Illegal activities that can use Bitcoin as its transaction tool, such as Drug and Drug Selling, Online Gambling, Prostitution activities and others. and this will be very detrimental, because if this happens it will make the public trust of Bitcoin to be reduced, because the good name bitcoin to be Bad !!

Bitcoin is legal in many country not in whole world because in other country the suspicions of the goverment bitcoin is a scam.

As a whole, YES bitcoin is legal.  It's not illegal to own in any 1st world country, as something that could get you tossed in jail.
While there are some countries where btc is illegal, to say it is illegal overall would be a slight exaggeration.

In my own opinion,bitcoin is not illegal because no one commit if bitcoin of being illegal cause its transaction is plainly legal.It is not engage in prostitution,drugs and other activities or misuse activities.It is also accpeted in many orher country.

it could also be the possibility of bitcoin being used for illegal activities because bitcoin is accessible to anyone anytime and anywhere so we also can not figure out what bitcoin to use, it all depends on the investor the purpose of investing it for what

It's not illegal. it depends on how you use it. be responsible.

Yes of course it is legal because the bitcoin bitcoin is now recognized in the world but it's just that a lot of people who want to drop there are so few countries bitcoin banning bitcoin.

Yes, majority is using it for legal purposes only. All the transactions can be traced to your bank payments you do to the crypto exchange. Still some people like to associate bitcoins with negative things. Some of the people say that investing in Bitcoins is like gambling but this is not true. If you invest for the long term like say 1 year, you will never be in loss. You can observe this trend for last 8 years. However, some people panic when price drops and thus sell in loss.

Is Bitcoin legal?
yes, because bitcoin is not gambling or money laundering is said by the government, bitcoin is an economic activity by selling and buying shares in the form of coins. so, bitcoin can be legal.

Yes. Bitcoin is legal. n Bitcoin is becoming very popular.

Bitcoins reside in a legal grey area within the United States. Many of the laws on the books that apply to currencies cannot apply to bitcoin, but there are questions as to whether it may be designated as a security, and hence could be regulated as such.