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I was inspired by many topics, Do Arabs use Bitcoin, Can kids have bitcoin, How to motivate girl to have bitcoin etc, I think a real question unanswered until now would be

Which country does NOT use Bitcoin? And I am not talking about countries who have given a ban to Bitcoin, as I know Bitcoin cannot be truly banned. Should we say this country doesn't exist or you might have any ideas.

I think North Korea and Cuba are far from Bitcoin.

Google helped me dig up following articles:
http://thenextweb.com/asia/2014/01/21/north-korea-may-just-seen-first-bitcoin-transaction-month/#gref
http://qz.com/489551/bitcoin-comes-to-cuba-could-it-help-end-the-countrys-crazy-two-currency-system/

Even cuba and NK seem to have made btc transactions in the past ;)

North Korea doesn't really have internet available for the general public so you're rght to guess that there must not be much bitcoin use coming from there. Cuba on the other hand, has a rising number of internet users.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Internetusers-cuba.png

Here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users)'s a list of countries per internet use, you'll notice that in many countries a very small percentage of the population used the internet so it'd ba safe to assume that there's no bitcoin use there.

at least those that have restricted or banned it like bangladesh, vietnam etc, are not using it

but i suspect that a very small group of people are using it regardless, and this maybe true for each country out there

interesting to knowing what's country that not use bitcoin and have no people that adopt bitcoin,i never found official data or populations about bitcoin user,anyone know where i can get that stats?
yes maybe north korea not accept or adopt bitcoin,they use private internet as i know.

 Mah answer (for this question) would be Afghanistan (for sure). Basically, bitcoin isn't banned there but the country isn't developed in this field. However, I'm sure that they'll start using digital currency as they'll get more developed over time (IMO).

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No offense but I'd guess that they aren't asking three questions there(at a time).OTH they're inspired by these questions(topics) {if I'm not wrong}
P.S. ->

Another shitty thread or its just a coincidence that you placed 3 different topics (threads) in just 1 post?
Seriously all your question already have threads

Do Arabs use Bitcoin ? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1314592.0

How to motivate women to use Bitcoin? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1163902.1220

How kids can "earn" Bitcoin ? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1428859.0

None of the above ask the same question as OP, which I find it to be a very legitimate question. There's no need to call him out for asking a mostly original quesiton.

Im pretty sure it's safe to assume that there has been at least a single bitcoin transaction that has happened in every country. Even the restricted ones. Just not so much volume.

From Wikipedia[1] i see than in Taiwan and in Ecuador it is banned to use bitcoin, but there are also some more countries which can be found here: https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

From information which i got after searching on Google, some big country such as Australia, Brazil, and Canada prohibit to use bitcoin. But i am so sure, still few person who using bitcoin as well.

The Russia should be on the list. If you are caught using bitcoin, you will go to Prison for 7 years. That is what I heard.

Probably North Korea, they are banned from everything but I think that bitcoiners even there can find their way to.use the Bitcoin

It should be possible to look at localbitcoins. Any country missing from localbitcoins is unlikely to use Bitcoin.  As far as I can see North Korea is the only country without a localbitcoins.  So North Korea seems to be the only country not using Bitcoins.

No country has totally banned Bitcoin despite what some of the above posts say. Lots have warned of its risks and do not view it as currency but that is not the same as banning it.

For example Taiwan currently bans Bitcoin ATMs, not Bitcoin.   A number of countries including Russia and Ecuador, have some restrictions on Bitcoin but it is not banned despite what some sensational articles say.  And there is no way Australia, Canada and Brazil have banned Bitcoin.  

See for current state on Bitcoin -  http://bitcoinist.net/vanbex-report-outlawing-btc/

I'm sure OP want list of country that not use bitcoin,not country have been banned to use bitcoin. two kind of that almost same,that country not use bitcoin because they not want or they goverment banned their people to use bitcoin. people here mention about north korea,i'm sure they not use bitcoin,even they used,goverment will ban bitcoin.

Im not sure about this but i think in israel because i dont see israeli people in cryptoworld nor here . Maybe they are silent user or they dont know the bitcoin is existing in online world maybe they are busy on their own life and doesnt bother to check internet happenings.

Some of these countries acknowledge Bitcoin as a commodity, but do not allow it to be used as a currency. Some ban it outright. Here is a old link not posted yet : http://www.bitcoinvalues.net/list-countries-banned-bitcoin.html Since then most countries has calmed down and settled into a much better approach towards Bitcoin.

The Wiki link posted, has some more updated information on the banned sites. Some countries do not ban it, but the infrastructure is so poor, that it is difficult to support it. < Try running a node on dialup modems >

dunno about this, but there are even miners there in russia, there was one with 100 gpu or something, i know it because he revealed itself with a photo in altsection

and i doubt he is in prison, there is no jail in russia for bitcoin, unlike in venezuela for example

Russia is banning a lot of Bitcoin websites and making laws that prosecute people for using bitcoin.

I think and I believe, every country in the world has been using Bitcoin even at least by 1 person with a 1 transaction.
Well, maybe not every country because there are still some countries that are not able to get internet access.

How about Vatican city? There was an April fool about it, but I think in reality I have not heard anything related to bitcoin from the 842 people state...

i think every single country has some people that have heard about bitcoin and are using it, and there is not really anything anybody can do about that either.
but there is a big difference between people using bitcoin and bitcoin being actually used in the country like having a local exchanger or having local businesses accept bitcoin and more importantly have laws about bitcoin by government.

I think there must be at least 1 person in every country in the world who has heard about Bitcoin. Now how many of them are actually using Bitcoin every day is a whole different story. I don't know how we can determine the general usage in ever country unless we hire a statistician to run a research in every country in the world and then compare the results. Who is going to fund such an endeavor?  ;D

That's interesting - it tends to mainly be countries in Asia that have banned BTC. Not a single African country has bothered - so I guess that is where we'll see growth, especially with the m-Pesa network. Wouldn't it be funny if African leapfrogged Asia simply because they took the decision to accept bitcoin's ground-breaking technology but the Asians didn't? History is full of small decisions like this having massive repercussions.

actually bitcoin is relatively popular in Africa.
especially because of the many humanitarian charities that used bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to help out in Africa as charities.

Hard question to answer.  Bitcoin is global but some governments have tried to "ban" bitcoin.  That is not possible.  Soon all countries will freely use bitcoin if all goes well.  ;D

Maybe this year they thought about april fool on this coin, but next year they will use in real.

If you know about the coins, spread the news to your surroundings.  :)

Personally, I highly doubt that there will be anyone in the Vatican using Bitcoin a year from now if they are not using it already. Being a holy state, I have a feeling they limit the availability of Internet to some extent, but considering it is the Vatican you never know.

It is almost the same thing, where bitcoin is banned there is not use of it (officially) but i think that countries or areas where there is not internet connection (which almost half of the world population don't have) there is not used bitcoin.

Honestly i really dont know if which country does not use bitcoin.. how about the bankok they are using bitcoin or not?




You are trying hard to promote your link and i think this is not the best place to post it here in our forum also you are just spamming it in any threads...

I honestly think every country has someone that is using the bitcoin, for some people it will maybe be someone that is very dark but in some country's its of course also legal and more people are using it in such country's.
I think a lot of people are using it and at some country's only a few people maybe use it although its banned.

Well there are a lot of factors to keep in mind when going about this question. In some countries there are no Bitcoin ATM's or the Bitcoin exchanges don't provide service to these areas. Now I don't know if there are any countries other than the ones which already have banned Bitcoin obviously which are excluded by the exchanges for whatever reason. You would need to do a Google search for that one. In other countries there are no online retailers accepting Bitcoin payments so you can't spend your coins on anything. In some other unfortunate countries there are no Bitcoin exchanges or retailers plus there are limited electricity and Internet connection on top of that like in Africa. So which country does not use Bitcoin is a very broad question with a lot of different answers if you take into consideration all the different angles. I think we need an expert on geopolitics and Bitcoin to answer your question satisfactorily.

I know I have asked an extremely difficult question to be answered precisely but thank you all for the inputs, I really appreciate it(not doing any survey , just personal curiosity).

A polite note :
To spam post shitters, please read the entire topic carefully before posting shit over and over again. Thank you.

I thin majority of Asian countries are not using it and especially the Indians, as majority of them are not aware about it and rest cannot use only because the Government is not supporting it.

It would be very interesting to know if a Bitcoin transaction has ever been made from and, or, to North Korea.

Kim Jong-Un, in case you're reading this, what's your Monero address?

I think every country has 1 user that is using the bitcoin, in some country's they are banned but I think this could not stop them using it in my opinion.
I think some people in that kind of country's are still using it.

I think everyone in the world with internet users are using bitcoins, you can search on google that which countries do not have internet then will you find.

I think North Korea is the only country where are any bitcoin users, because there about 99% of people don't have accsess to worldvide internet network and those who can use internet don't try to use bitcoins because it's it's restricted and very risky to use it.

I believe that wherever is there an internet connection -even a slow one- , you will find bitcoin users. people always are looking for freedom in their money transactions which they can find in bitcoin.

lol, it's funny
well if north korean using bitcoin, it must be their hacker team, the rich people or government's family or the most suprising is kim jong un using it
due to internet connection out there are limited by the government

Yes I too think most of people know about the bitcoins and also using them. But it is not widely and publicly used in most countries. Due to it's online presence. But at the same time every people can take benefit even if Govt do not allows.

I think all country using bitcoin,, but i think other country is banned bitcoin because they use it illegal like buying drugs

I do not know witch countries but I think that many western European countries do not make use of Bitcoins. I do not know why not, if Bitcoin manages to get these countries to use Bitcoin this would be huge for their reputation.   

I think most european countries use bitcoins and in england there's a shop called Cex where they sell games and if you look behind the counter there is a picture saying Bitcoin is accepted here so for anyone who likes promoting bitcoin to the public this should cheer you up

i agree! even if bitcoin is banned in some countries there will still be small amount of people who is going to use bitcoin. it cant be helped.

I think even those north korea and cuba have access to bitcoin. As bitcoin can be earned and not always needed to purchase for cash. And i don't think those country have banned bitcointalk or other bitcoin related sites yet to stop people from using and knowing about bitcoin.

So basically i think bitcoin has already spreaded to most of the countries.

North Korea has only 600 allowed people which uses internet there, and all working for intelligence for the government. Normal users there don't have access to internet, thats why normal people don't use bitcoin in North Korea, it looks to me like a land forgotten by time.

Brazil does not prohibit the usage of Bitcoin. It is legalized here, but not many is using it.

im pretty sure that not a long time ago it was banned in russia wasnt it? i think now it is punishable by huge fines or even prison there though i dont think that it is a good decision that they made

in my opinion the use of bitcoin should be free for everyone just so people can be their own banks and maybe even make a lot of money with bitcoins by working with it full time, though those are just my ideas

I don't think it was ever outright banned in Russia, there was only talk of it being banned.

I could be wrong, and I haven't been keeping up with the news, but not that long ago one of the Russian finance ministers, if I remember correctly, said Bitcoin was a good thing, or at least something that had technology that could be applied.

I too don't think that bitcoin was fully banned in Russia, it may just a news spread out, because I often see some Russian users in this forum. Also those people are more interested in bitcoin.

According to this list https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country , Russia was ban bitcoin since 2014 ago.
But you know there is a lot of Russian miner around here and you know what? Government ban bitcoin doesn't mean there is no bitcoiner at that country,  Russian miner have proven it.

yeah I agree with friend now I think more people use in world but all  country government  is not know about bitcoin and more people take profit with bitcoin maybe all country people use bitcoin in wold but does not know about it .

I'm almost certain El Salvador does not use Bitcoin. Rofl.

now there are many countries that are not yet using bitcoin. The main reason is because bitcoin citizens now have not recognized their integrity by the government and are not guaranteed by a financial institution reliable.

Well if you think about it. There are still some countries that are marginalized that i wouldnt be surprised if they dont have stable internet connection yet. And i guess this is one factor to consider.

yeah, the answer to the question is simple whenever you see internet connection you will definitely see someone there who will use bitcoin for their transactions etc, there are much less areas where internet is available and bitcoin is not used there.

Internet connection is much needed for the growth of bitcoin. Only few countries are lacking internet accessibility. Even 3rd world countries has got best access to internet compared to grown countries.

I think East Timor not use bitcoin, I never heard people from East Timor using bitcoin. Yeah North Korea too, they country is so strict about outsider.

Government actually will never promote something where they seek no personal interest. We users have to promote bitcoins to all we know and spread the awareness, we can't be stubborn.

of course they would not be promoting bitcoin. after all, they do not benefit from the use of bitcoin. that happens it would be detrimental in their own currencies. I agree with your opinion. we are moving yourself

That is wrong friend ,I think many people use bitcoin in world but we have not informed about them and I hope very soon will famous bitcoin in world

I thin if in the country has a intdrnet theres a bitcoin user there.. Because bitcoin is popular so why they cant try these..
What is the country that no internet? Theres a country has no internet? If yes theres a country that does not using bitcoin.

You will find people from different countries using bitcoin but the fact is Government is not making it legal and that is the reason people are using it behind the doors.

Really those statistics make me wonder how the world goes there ? In my country 90% of users are using internet already. Anyways why are they not allowed, can someone please promote BTC there ?

Yes, every country is using BTC and the reach of mobile technology and internet are some reasons. But I too feel the promotion of BTC is so less that even your neighbors do not know whether you are using something like BTC.

In China, financial organisations are not allowed to trade bitcoin. However, normal citizens can trade it if it's for personal use.

Honestly speaking I don't want that my neighbors should know that I am using bitcoin and earning it, because I don't know what mindset they hold, even they will start to think that I am a criminal who is using bitcoin  ;D

I think Bhutan due to its geography has no internet available to general people and therefore Bitcoin is yet not introduced there.There may be several other countries as well but since Bhutan is neighboring country I could recall its name only

Country withount internet. Maybe Kongo, Efiopia and other African countries. In other world maybe low percent of people using it.

Not Nigeria. You know they have access to internet. Look how many scammers they produced in the last decade. But they sure have alot of assumed princes though.  :D

that's right,bitcoin is more than money,more than gold,nothing can stop bitcoin. people with bitcoin is people who want to be free from anything,free from ban,free from trace,and free from fee ;D

I agree with that, Have seen some Nigerian scammers being caught by police because of violating cyber crime law...But it's true, in countries with no internet, bitcoin won't be known...

Every country that has Internet surely has that 1 guy that does nothing but surf the net. Meaning all country use bitcoin except for the ones which don't have any access to the Internet.

yes i do agree with some friends who are telling about north korea or taimor but it depends on the trend and mind set as well of the people in different countries i.e., some countries are using internet but their public does not like to use bit coin or some digital currencies like this.

If you will know about reality in N. Korea, how brutal this regime is, you will not ask this question.
They are completely isolated from outside world, no communication, relationship, nothing...

Even this 600 people who are allowed to use Internet for the moment, they use it in order to protect their country and find info which they can use.
no way they can freely communicate with outside world or even trade with Bitcoin.
For such things they could be killed or send to prison, whole family.
Good news is that probably N. Korea is only such country in the world and I'm sure in every other country in the world, there are some people who can use Bitcoin without problem :)

yes arabian people use bitcoin,so many arab people here,and they have own forum. i think nothing country that not know about bitcoin,all people in this world know bitcoin in each country,at least one person in all country know bitcoin,included cuba and south korea.

I think India was a country where the amount of bitcoin users were less, but that has changed rapidly and now there must be a significant amount of users using btc .. in fact there are shops opened I heard at few places where they accept BTC.

I am not aware of a country that doesn't use bitcoin. But Russia seems to be the country which is trying to fight against bitcoin by making it illegal.
It doesn't seem to work though.

Really? In which city they have opened shop? As I am from India but working abroad, so will love to spend my coins once I am back in India, it will be good if you can share some more info related to it.

well it depends on what you think that working would mean, though i think that the fact that they released the law about making it illegal was a thing that made a lot of people quit using it

i think that russia will be the country that will ban it completely and punish its users with huge amounts of money if they will decide to use it or even put them in prison for a few years

Bitcoin is used each and every country and the users will continue to use it even if the governments of the respective countries do not support it.

Many countries banning to use bitcoin but we know people there are still investing in bitcoin so i think we will never know which country that does not use Bitcoin.

I think that any country that has a decent internet connection is likely to use bitcoin in one form of another. Even in banned countries, government would likely hold some BTC just in case.

Nope. 

Not in Peru.  Peru has a fairly free economy, but the infrastructure is not so good (although in Lima and elsewhere there is usually broadband available).  The problem in Peru is that no one (a few exceptions) is interested, and there is no demand like is seen in Argentina and Venezuela (with controlled economies).  In Peru, everyone is free to use US$, even the big grocery stores in Lima will take dollars.

We go to Peru once or twice per year.  I would love to see BTC become more accepted there.  It would make it easier to buy things quietly down there.

You do know that south korea is more technically advance that China and are almost on par with Japan for innovative inventiveness right?
They definitely have citizen who are into bitcoin, trust me on this  ;)

am very certain that bitcoins  have crossed all borders its just a matter of time that all bans are lifted against this sweet digital currency
cant wait for the first country to declare it a national currency

In my country (Nicaragua) probably only 1% of the people knows about the existence of Bitcoin and makes use of this.

I think that if a country is not technologically advanced is very difficult to get to know about innovations like Bitcoin.

Another factor of non-use may be that people resist change or simply not interested to know about the topic.

I heard in a news that recently a lot of websites which were directly related to bitcoins were banned in Russia. I am not sure why that happened, because we have a significant amount of users from Russia too in this community.

The most country will use the bitcoin, I even think on every country on the world there is just one person that is using the bitcoin in her/his country.
Its of course not to predict but most likely it will in my opinion.

Like I said before, there's always that one guy in every country who does nothing but stay in front of his PC whole day. ;D

I believe only there were internet is scarce or prohibited..
In every country which have normal connections with world and event in those who censor internet traffic, bitcoin can be found.
We need:
1. Electricity
2. Internet
3. Awareness about bitcoin
If those condition are satisfied bitcoin is there!

Any country can use Bitcoin, the main point of Bitcoin is that it is permissions, so it means that no mater what opinion the government of X country has about Bitcoin, everyone can still use it because there are always workarounds to end up using it. Now as far as demographics go, I don't think there is a way to know the amount of users in A or B country.

Sure any country can use bitcoin, but still there are countries developing now and were not technically improved, usage of bitcoin in such countries will be very rare and they have to move one step forward to adopt these new technologies.

Even if it is not very popular in different parts of the Country, the reason being it is not supported by the most of the Institutions
 especially government institutions.

I don't think that there will be a country where people will not use bitcoin, as nowadays internet is available in all over the world , in almost all the countries of the world so there will also some people who will use bitcoin.
So ther is no any country where bitcoin is not used.

I head the russian government is trying it's utmost best to ban bitcoin on all fronts. So in the end it will become maybe illegal there.
Which is not that bad since the russian economy is on it's downhilll already.

I'm gonna guess that there's not a whole lot happening in Greenland with bitcoin. Or maybe there is. It's kinda hard to find out.

All country using bitcoin but they dont only say that they using it because in their country using bitcoin is illegal, and All of the country that have internet, have bitcoin user.

Any country with internet can use bitcoin, but also need electricity  ;D
I think people moving to other countries and using bitcoin so if we will take all bitcoin users we will get that in every country will be bitcoin user.

What is the definition of Bitcoin usage in a given country? Do you mean people holding Bitcoins or having an economy based on Bitcoin because there are a lot of different factors that can influence how much a country is invested in Bitcoin. For example there are countries where there are no places to spend your Bitcoins on products but there are people who own the crypto so does this mean this country doesn't use Bitcoin even though its citizens are in possession of coins? And I learned through the Trump wall story that Mexico has only 2 or 3 ATM machines in the whole country and no exchanges whatsoever. Is this enough to consider Mexico a country that uses Bitcoin or not?

Well, it's not exactly like this. If you live in a country like North Korea you'd most likely be put in jail for using Bitcoin or even executed if they make you "confess" that you are a Western spy. As for transactions which apparently were made from North Korea I think they were made by the government institutions not by ordinary people.

probably. agree with you because north korea very closed with the name of culture from the outside. so if they can not open the internet. they may not be able to know and use bitcoin. It is unfortunate even when they follow the world cup. many media on north korea many  saying the champion is their country. This proves that the country has no internet

I think only the Supreme Leader of North Korea Mr. Kim Jong-un has a Bitcoin paper wallet stashed under his pillow in his palace  ;D The ordinary people in North Korea have nothing to eat let alone use a computer in working order which is very rare. I have seen some photos from a guy who has been there and the scenes were really shocking. I doubt the common people would know what Bitcoin is at all.

These days most countries allow bitcoin for transaction as long citizen report them in their tax state. Some countries like China and Russia try to block bitcoin because people use bitcoin to
'smuggle' their money out of the country.

No country is using Bitcoin. I've never heard of even one country using Bitcoin.

How would a country even use something ???

I think that many countries do not make use of Bitcoin like third world countries where most people do not have internet. But not all of the first world countries make use of Bitcoin. But I am not sure witch countries specifically do not make use of Bitcoin. 

I beg the differ. I'm from a third world country and a lot of people here (usually those people who have nothing to do in their life) are using bitcoin. They have nothing to do everyday so they figured out a way of making money out of their internet connections.

But still you're right, if the third world country you're saying doesn't have an Internet, then they don't have any access to any info about bitcoin. They wouldn't be able to use bitcoin if they have no internet in their country. The establishments wouldn't accept it as a payment too because there would be no one paying with bitcoin.

Most of Asian countries dont use Bitcoins publicly. I have  never heard of even one country in asia.

Where did you get that info? Well here in the Philippines, there are some people using it. Philippines is in Asia. Now you've heard one country in Asia that uses bitcoin. We can easily withdraw our bitcoins in ATM machines by 'cardless' withdrawal which is offered by a local bitcoin wallet website. ::)

Botswana.

Now I'm wondering if someone ever made a Bitcoin transaction from a research station in Antarctica?
Not exactly a country, but I would guess this is one of the few places in the world where Bitcoin hasn't been used yet.

i would say that nothing country that not use bitcoin,i think all coutries in this world use bitcoin,i mean people on each country can use bitcoin,not matter their goverment support or not,but internet is universal,so bitcoiin can use by everyone

I think that peoples from all coutries use bitcoins.

Bitcoin is border less regardless if they allow it or not. People can use it without their laws knowing about it so their citizens do use it. It is not a big brother society everywhere you know.

Maybe theirs country doesnt know about bitcoin existence because they dont have knowledge about nor it didnt come to their minds that its worth to stake with, but really i dont see iranians staking and making competation in bitcoin like we used to do here. Maybe theyre existing but they are just being silent for their existance from using it.

yes that's right i can earn some satoshi in faucet. but this is about 1 year that i try to buy btc but i can't do that without an intermediate from europe.
this means that many countries in Africa and Asia do not have access to that currency.

There is Localbitcoin exchangers in Africa and all over Asia.
You just have to go look for them online first. They all have access as long as they have a cell phone.

Why you needed intermediate? you could have bought it here on this forum directly from sellers.Where did you try to buy?

if you accepted to sell with our currency i can buy it; I was lucky to own a $1 bill, and I keep it in my box of treasures because I'm sure I could not have another.
no mastercard or visa card these services do not exist in my country with international bank transfers; how do you think I can pay????
the only way that allows me to earn some crumb of this coin this is the internet.

I cant name them but I think theres only few of them who doesnt use btc. Those country who have few internet users I guess. I cant say those country who banned btc because I believe there is still people using btc despite of the rules.

I think there are many countries that do not use bitcoin directly. almost all countries do not allow bitcoin to stand in a country. of course there are many reasons therein I know my country is also not using bitcoin and even provide legislation to be careful against cryptocurrency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country

You can see which country  does not use bitcoin, Many country have an various issue with bitcoin, but it's difficult to compare digital currency with real currency like dollar and etc. It's why many country can't to regulate bitcoin. Bitcoin opposite with their legal provisions. So, Need take more time a country can accept bitcoin or use bitcoin. Because a country must be able to regulate bitcoin in accordance with the provisions of their laws as legal payment.

Arab use bitcoin,and other middle east countries also use bitcoin,we know qatar and arab use bitcoin and have many people accept bitcoin there. i think north korea doesn't accept bitcoin and not use bitcoin because they not accept other outside conncetion,they have limited with interenet connection.

Well, i think North Korea not using bitcoin, but i'm sure on every country there is a man or some people that using bitcoin even only 1 or 5 people on that country.

As your question is asked the answer is none of them use Bitcoin. A relatively small handful of people in quite a few countries use Bitcoin but no country does.

Well to put it in to those terms. Not an entire country uses bitcoin. Only small pockets of people use it.
Now if there was a bitcoin nation it would probably be CHina or USa as they have the most amounts of pockets of people that use bitcoin on a regular basis without being in fear of getting caught by using it.

North Korea and any other country can't stop someone from buying it. All you have to do is send money to a friend in another country and they can easily send you some bitcoin to a account you made. There is no way any country can find out which account you have cause its anonymous.

I think there are probably a few countries that lack Bitcoin users, but I wouldn't be able to give you an answer as to which countries don't have any users because I truly have no idea.

Statistically speaking, there are a fair amount of Bitcoin users, but they are typically concentrated around the developed world. There are large growth numbers coming out of the developing world, but so far those numbers are mostly centered as well. I'm sure there is at least one country with no current Bitcoin users.

Naturally closed, cut off from the world and not the developed countries do not use Bitcoin. North Korea, African countries, Myanmar, East Timor and other poor or no internet States.Also included here is the country where Bitcoin is prohibited: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ecuador, and so on.

I am not sure which countries do not make use of Bitcoin but it can be true that countries like Cuba and North Korea do not make use of Bitcoin.
I do not know the reason why they do not make use bitcoin.

Reason is simple for these 2 countries in my view. They both have very much restrictions regarding their internet connection. In N.Korea only 600 people have access to the internet, a lot of them workers and spies working for the N.Korea government. Same with Cuba, I saw a documentary a few months ago for Cuba named, "Land forgotten by time" and this documentary was showing they were very happy when buying a new TV or a new Fridge , or a new washing machine, let alone anyone of them to use Bitcoin. So I think after all this discussion, we know 2 countries which doesn't use bitcoin (countries meaning not a single person using it) not sure about N.Korea, but very sure about Cuba.

Iceland, Bolivia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam have banned Bitcoins. So I think no one use bitcoin there. Russia has also outlawed Bitcoins, so chances are slim that bitcoin are used there. Condition of North Korea and Cuba is pathetic not only in terms of Bitcoins but also in general terms. These countries have no connection to rest of the world.

Another reason why NoKor doesn't use bitcoin is that they are a very strict country and they try to wall up themselves from other countries. I mean, You'll need a special permit to enter North Korea (as far as I know). They don't have much equipments or materials or other stuffs that came from outside their country. Most are from their own production.

nowadays maybe some of the countries are quite aware for what bitcoin is..
but here is the link that might gonna help you out to find the answer for this question
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/ :)

Ahm. For me i think japan and Africa are far from Bitcoin..  because Africa. We have nothing internet. As far as i know.

i think only the third world places,which dont have internet at all. In other cases everywhere are people that use bitcoin

because of there military they don't want to change there wages to bitcoin they work for the government and have to strictly follow what has been told. I'm sure most countries do use bitcoin but that is only if they have internet access to create a virtual wallet.

I think very few countries are using bitcoin as an official currency. 99% of the countries are using bitcoins online and the people  trade it for fiat before using it in their own  stores.

As a start i know my country doesnt use bitcoin, its mean there are no store or any people accept bitcoin as a payment, there are only few country in asia that has bitcoin store

Try introducing them to bitcoin and maybe go to school assemblies teaching the audience about bitcoins sooner or later they will start using it this could've been done a few years back and we could've built bitcoin much more strongly in to the world of virtual currency.

may be there are still some countries who will not be using bitcoin. but I think if bitcoin is using in Pakistan and Afghanistan then it must be used in all over the world. I know so many people belonging to different countries like Japan, China India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Russia, UK USA Saudi Arabi and so many other countries who are using bitcoin. 

What?are you kidding me?they still children and education are more better than know about bitcoin, it's too difficult to can do it.
Maybe, schools will never permit you to introduce for them.

Although there's no bitcoin store in your country, doesn't mean that there's no bitcoin users in there. Maybe there's online store that accept bitcoin as their payment.
As long as there's internet access, bitcoin is exist.

i dont even think that school gonna introduce bitcoin here, because the kids is learning education. not to learning how to make money
because the money thing is the parent's duty to fund their children. so school is a bad idea to start bitcoin knowledge

I think we cant say which country does not use bitcoin, Maybe replace it with Which country is making bitcoin banned in their government. If it is banned the people will not use it

Bitcoin is inovation of internet, the country is not has power to control it. Every people use internet in the world and some time news of bitcoin will accepted by them. And people who use internet will use bitcoin too. Even if it needs much time. But it is just my opinion.

it's the same just different word,but the point will lead you to the same answer

I am pretty sure next year the country will begin to legalize many bitcoin so that it can be used freely. it all refers to the human needs are always wanting something quick walk either of the payment transaction or money transfer system.

Yes, Russia is using Bitcoin. For us, Russian, Bitcoin is a reserve currency and the extra income. Investing in Bitcoin as a protection against fraud on the part totalitarian governments and central banks. Bitcoin is our firmly hidden from the predatory state chest of gold.

there are too many country where u can't use btc.. that really sucks news for those country ppl.. cos btc so popular online coin method right now for made profit or loss profit.. :D :D

I believe every country at least have a single user who had known about bitcoin and using it. Whether the country gives access or not is secondary.

i think. africa not using bitcoin. because they have nothing about bitcoin, because they have no internet there

i think. africa not using bitcoin. because they have nothing about bitcoin, because they have no internet there

I don't think that there will be a single country who are not using bicoin. in present time the popularity of bitcoin is increasing day by day. people are entering in the world of bitocin. so it is difficult to decide that which country Is not using bitocin in present time.

There are Many countries in which bitcoin is not use or accepted  and many countries ban bitcoin,

Here are these countries Iceland,Ecuador etc.


https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/

yeah, bitcoin is used in all of that countries where online earners are there, bitcoin s not available and are not used only in those countries where internet is not available. and in those countries where people do not know about bitcoin.

No schools would be that stupid that they will be promoting bitcoins in schools or high schools. Teaching a student to be money minded is never a job of school. Also bitcoins and these kind of stuff are mess for school students.

as far as i know. i guess there africa not use bitcoin. In short they have nothing about bitcoin. because there is no internet😃

There's bitcoin presence in at least some parts of Africa. They even have exchanges and stuff.

https://localbitcoins.com/country/ZA
http://www.bitcoinzar.co.za/
https://ice3x.com/
https://www.bitx.co/in/za/en/

I think every country uses bitcoin nowdays...i means atleast some person from each country have heard about bitcoins and use them in their life...usage will be less or more in different countries..

Africa means a whole continent so,... I think there are many country having internet access so... They can know about bitcoins but there is something that's stopping them to use it :D..

I think we cant say that africa citizen arrent using bitcoin , internet connection their are very few but they might find a way to use bitcoin. 

for me. all users even have country because bitcoin bitcoin is open for all eligible can register and use anytime anywhere. or if any had been using bitcoin maybe by the country of Africa because there is no internet at them and then maybe not as if any connection there. but im not sure if I am right because they suffered in the water how about the internet. 😂

I dont think that there are countrys where no one has a bitcoin maybe the first one i thought about
was noord korean they are in such a difficult situation with kim yung un you know i dont think they have allot of bitcoin users.

mostly the asian and south american countries they seem to have strict guidelines and rules on which monies should be used in there area and how it can earn you some jail time if digital currency is used. I found out about it here (https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/ url)

Main thing is to use bitcoin since it is digital currency it requires computer usage , the country which is not developed like not developed in terms of Computers , online network etc will not be using the bitcoin:)

I do not know which countries make use of the Bitcoin but were I am from you can use the Bitcoin at some shops.
I do think that more countries are going to be using the Bitcoin in the future.

i'm sure there are using bitcoin in Africa because there is definitely internet network. may be for using bitcoin there is not as easy as in other countries but I am sure there are some among them who may be in this forum.

Haha  ;D I totally agree. Even if the governments are using it the citizens of the country might be using it. Bitcoins are made illegal in some of the
countries but still people are using it. Bitcoins are decentralized global currency. It's used around the globe.

If the bitcoin is made illegal in my country, I will not use it. But it is classified by tax authority as property. So I use it.

Hi BitcoinSupremo I am glad that you have opened this topic so a lot of people will also have the knowledge regarding this. To help you, I made a research regarding the topic that you posted and here is what I found out.Top 10 Places Where Bitcoin is Banned

Bangladesh

In a statement the Central Bank of Bangladesh cited concerns over bitcoin’s lack of “a central payment system” which could lead to people being “financially harmed”. It invoked the provisions of the Foreign Currency Control Act of 1947 and the Money Laundering Control Act of 2012. Then, added that trading in bitcoin and other digital currencies could lead to a punishment of up to 12 years in prison.

“Bitcoin is not a legal tender of any country. Any transaction through Bitcoin or any other crypto-currency is a punishable offense,” the bank said in an official statement last September.
The ban comes as an enforcement of sections 4,5 and 8 of the 1947 law that regulate trading in foreign currency without authorization or general permission from the central bank. Section 5 severely restricts payments did outside Bangladesh, which affect bitcoin payments.

Bolivia

The central bank of Bolivia, El Banco Central de Bolivia said in a statement:

“It is illegal to use any currency that is not issued and controlled by a government or an authorized entity.”
China

It is a common misconception that bitcoin and digital currency are totally banned and illegal in China, but China has become the world’s largest bitcoin trading market. The bitcoin ban is strictly on banks, as the central banking authority, The People’s Bank of China is owned 70% by the Chinese government. Banking institutions and employees are banned from engaging in bitcoin business through banking, as well as servicing or doing business with the bitcoin industry. Trading or mining in bitcoin is not illegal for common citizens.

Ecuador

The ban by Ecuador makes the most sense of any ban, as they are building a national electronic cash system, so they feel the need to protect their new currency from something clearly superior. A decentralized currency of finite production that cannot be manipulated by governments or banks might dim the lights on their new program in the eyes of the public, which offers none of those benefits.

Iceland

As of March 19, 2014 the Central Bank of Iceland issued a statement explaining the legal status of digital currency in Iceland. Purchasing them may violate the Icelandic Foreign Exchange Act, which specifies that Icelandic currency cannot leave the country. A nebulous designation, but it sounds like it is banned, in effect.

India

Indian BankBTCXIndia was the first bitcoin exchange designed and built in India. While following KYC and AML guidelines, and allowing instant INR (Indian rupee) deposits and withdrawals, BTCXIndia was forced to close by their bank, which no longer services bitcoin businesses. The reasons are unknown, whether it is based on a perceived risk or just a simple ban by management, but the issue is widespread in India.

“We have today been informed by our bank that they will no longer serve bitcoin businesses,” the notice stated. “We have investigated the possibility to operate through other banks, but it seems this is a general policy in India as of today.”
Russia

Even with the recent legal victory in Ural recently, setting a legal precedent to lift the banning of websites related to bitcoin and other digital currencies, bitcoin is banned in practice, if not officially legal yet. With the Russian ruble rebounding, but still down over 30% from January 2014, banks and the national government aren’t looking kindly on those who are investing in other currencies, digital or not.

Gold purchases are frowned upon in Russia, so proceed with caution.

Sweden

Bitcoin has suffered a small banning in the buying and selling of scrap metal and “waste products”. This sets a bad precedent of government interference for the future, but so far the ban is restricted to this industry by all accounts.

Thailand

According to news reports, the Bank of Thailand ruled bitcoin illegal on July 29, 2013. However, it appears “it issued a preliminary ruling that using bitcoins . . . was illegal because of a lack of existing laws” in the case of a currency exchange license application by Bitcoin Co. Ltd.

Bitcoin businesses have been able to conduct business and get licensing, but the ban technically is still there, if not in practice currently.

Vietnam

Back in February of 2014, Vietnam banned the virtual currency bitcoin for use by credit institutions, citing its ease of use for criminal purposes and its high risk for investors.

“Transaction by bitcoin is highly anonymous so bitcoin can become a tool for crimes like money laundering, drug trafficking, tax evasion, illegal payment,” the central bank said in a statement
While not officially banned for personal use but discouraged. This seems to be the most common thread in nation-states throughout the world. Trust the central bank’s currency and do not trust algorithmic currency. If you trust your country’s central bank to look after your economic interests, you’re golden. If not, at least you have a choice. Your central bank’s national currency, or the world’s first global, decentralized, mathematical currency.   

I would like to acknowledge CNN for this.

Yes you are both right. If the government will set an example by using bitcoins in making their transactions for sure the citizens will be more encourage to use it since their government was also using it. Imagine if bitcoins will be used someday in paying our taxes to the government. ahah That would be awesome right? But I don't think that will be possible since bitcoin are very volative. Its price flactuates every second which will make it hard for the government to account them.

In my country , the gov still think bitcoin is useless but it doesn't mean bitcoin is illegal here.
We can buy/sell bitcoin normally , but it's just matter of time.

Yeah we can't blame the government because i think it's because of the illegal transactions that they usually saw like buying illegal drugs,firearms and other stuff. But soon it will change IMO and someday your government will make bitcoin as another currency in your country :).

Its difficult to imagine that Government will start supporting bitcoin and will allow it to be used freely, even if it doesn't gets support from Government I am sure people will continue to use it.

yeah people will obviosly continue using bitcoin regardless of what government says about legality of bitcoin. but the number of users will be low and more importantly "merchants" will not accept bitcoin which will hurt adoption in such country a lot.

Yeah, because with FIAT paper money you can't buy drugs, weapons and stuff.

The thing with bitcoin is - even if it is legally banned by government it still can be perfectly fine used by anyone who would like to to so. You can't effectively ban bitcoin anywhere.
And of course. I am not talking about dysfunctional countries torn by war (Syria), poverty and corruption (Somalia) or brutality of the regime (N.Korea). Basically internet=bitcoin.

the government cannot destabilize their currency and that si the reason that they are not giving any importance to bitcioin. but they also have given no statement against bitcoin. therefore we cannot say that bitcoin is illegal in our country.

I think a more fitting is north korea, because we know there is limited internet. And perhaps only the government could use the internet. In other words, the bitcoin can not walk there, because we know very influential with internet bitcoin. Thank you

I do agreed with you, there few people in every countries are aware in bitcoins. And there only few countires also are totally adopting the system of bitcoins like ausralia,europe,china,and russia. but majority of the countries are not able to get internet access.

The communist countries, except for China, are not very positive towards bitcoin, Which i don't understand.
They will have better control over their people's finances in the blockchain?

Country with problems with electricity or internet, many african countries i think and maybe some east countries like Qatar, but i can't be sure about it.

according to an article I read a few countries that banned, and true if the state restricts Internet users to its citizens then the automatic bitcoin can't work. just my opinion

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/ (https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/)

But I not sure the bitcoin will not working on the countries is banned bitcoin from their region, it's will working fine because there is the internet connection you will always be able to use a bitcoin. during the country ban the connection in their country.

I say that if the use of the Internet is restricted friends, not use bitcoin prohibited. Examples north korea which restrict use of the Internet only for government purposes. Then I think this will make bitcoin can not work there, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea)

Yeah it is true some countries have already banned bitcoin.But bitcoin trade there are still smooth, I agree :)

i think saudi don't use bitcoin and i don't know why and there are country that banned bitcoin as a cryptocurrency countries around the world have a wide ranging view of the digital currency bitcoin or a “virtual currency.” Western superpowers like the United States and United Kingdom have shown a positive attitude towards the new technology. Some countries like Canada and Australia are still deliberating on what to do about Bitcoin, legally. And the many others have already made their decision against digital currency as a whole, and bitcoin, in particular, so here we’ll list the ten places you’ll find the most trouble using bitcoin. Keep in mind not recognizing or supporting the use of bitcoin and banning bitcoin are two different things. This article focuses on those who ban bitcoin legally, or in practice.

here's the link : https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/top-10-countries-bitcoin-banned/