Belgium’s finance minister has no objection to bitcoin

[mangox]

http://thebitcoinnews.co.uk/2013/09/11/belgiums-finance-minister-has-no-objection-to-bitcoin/

Belgium’s finance minister has no problem with bitcoin, he said last week, although he pointed out that there are few people there using it.
Minister of finance Koen Geens responded to a parliamentary question about bitcoin, commenting that he wouldn’t see the Belgian National bank having any objection to bitcoin, and stating that for the moment its use is limited to a handful of traders.
The nation’s anti-money laundering organization – the Cellule de Traitement des Informations Financières – hasn’t received any guidance on the cryptocurrency.
Geens reportedly added that although privacy and anonymity were a big part of bitcoin, there was no indication that the cryptocurrency is used on

[b!z]

That's cool. At least there are some countries that don't hate btc.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

As a young teenage, my dad used to work in a coal mine in Belgium before becoming a tailor then making gold plated electrical connectors for the SR-71 and Saturn V.

[ReBoRn]

now hope in near future European Union clearing this bitcoin for using and its going in good way

[jackjack]

inb4 he bans Bitcoin in less than 6 months and claims that he didn't say that Bitcoin was ok

[hope4me]

inb4 he bans Bitcoin in less than 6 months and claims that he didn't say that Bitcoin was ok

True, fear of money laundering will win

[zeta1]

Hope other European leaders will follow