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April 24, 2016, 06:53:32 PM
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Japan OKs recognizing virtual currencies as similar to real money

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

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

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April 24, 2016, 10:29:14 PM
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Cool cool cool. Is this a global first? It's kinda hard to tell. By the sounds of it attitudes in the US are kind of all over the joint.
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