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Title: 2013-11-06 - What you should know about digital currency (Canadian gov)
Post by: knight22 on November 07, 2013, 03:48:04 AM
What you should know about digital currency
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=787789

Canadian gov just sent this to my email... Quite positive though


Title: Re: 2013-11-06 - What you should know about digital currency (Canadian gov)
Post by: exstasie on November 07, 2013, 04:08:29 AM
What you should know about digital currency
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=787789

Canadian gov just sent this to my email... Quite positive though

Great that it's on the government website. We'll have to see how long it takes for them to make changes to the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act regarding Bitcoins and digital currency.


Title: Re: 2013-11-06 - What you should know about digital currency (Canadian gov)
Post by: mrmatt on November 07, 2013, 04:25:21 AM
That is some really clear rational guidance from the Canadian government on how people need to approach virtual currency in regards to taxes.

Hopefully the USA will do something similar soon....just don't point out Canada did it first.