Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)

[Mickznet]

Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)
No.   COUNTRY                   STATUS                                                           TRADER(s)

1.    Argentina                      Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/argentina/)
2.    Australia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.finder.com.au/australian-cryptocurrency-startups)
3.    Austria                          Not Regulated/No Policy                                    Bitpanda
4.    Bangladesh                   Banned                                                             ---
5.    Belgium                        Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
6.    Bolivia                          Banned                                                             ---
7.    Brazil                            Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/brazil/)
8.    Bulgaria                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                          ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
9.    Canada                         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/canada/)
10.   Chile                            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     ChilBit.net, Buda.com
11.   China                          Banned                                                             --- (LakeBTC)
12.   Colombia                     Not Legal / Waiting for approval                         (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/colombia/)
13.   Croatia                        Not Regulated/Not illegal                                   Mondaq, coinbase, BitKonan, Yahyatech
14.   Cyprus                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            (https://www.bestbitcoinexchange.net/for-cyprus/)
15.   Czech Republic            Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           https://localbitcoins.com/country/CZ
16.   Denmark                     Allowed / Digital only e-krone                             HitBTC
17.   Ecuador                      Banned                                                             ---
18.   Estonia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
19.   Finland                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
20.   France                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Blockchain, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
21.   Germany                    Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitcoin.de, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
22.   Greece                       Allowed/No Policies                                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
23.   Hongkong                   Allowed/not formally ban                                    Binance, Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gatecoin, CoinEx
24.   Hungary                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
25.   Iceland                       Banned                                                             ---
26.   India                          Allowed/No Policies                                            Zebpay
27.   Indonesia                   Widely used/not formally ban                              Bitcoin.co.id
28.   Iran                           Not legal/Developing/Widely used                       Coinava
29.   Ireland                       Allowed/No Policies                                             http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
30.   Israel                         Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitland, Bitsofgold
31.   Italy                          Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
32.   Japan                        Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       QUOINEX, Zaif
33.   Kazakhstan                Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      https://exchangers.io/currency-exchanges/country/kazakhstan
34.   Kenya                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use             Belfrics, Bitbond
35.   Kyrgyzstan                 Banned                                                             ---
36.   Latvia                        Widely used/ No Policy/Warning for use                http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
37.   Lebanon                     No Policy/Warning for use                                   Paxful, Spectrocoin
38.   Lithuania                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
39.   Luxembourg               Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Bitstamp
40.   Malaysia                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/malaysia/
41.   Mexico                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Bitso
42.   Netherlands               Allowed/As item of barter                                    Deribit
43.   New Zealand              Allowed/As payment system                               Cryptopia Limited
44.   Nigeria                      Banned                                                              ---
45.   Norway                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
46.   Pakistan                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            BTCPakistan, BTCPK.net
47.   Philippines                 Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Coins.ph, Coinage, Buybitcoin.ph
48.   Poland                      Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          BitBay
49.   Portugal                    Allowed/Not Regulated/Developing                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
50.   Russia                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Tidex
51.   Singapore                 Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/singapore/)   
52.   Slovenia                   Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
53.   South Africa              Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          Luno
54.   South Korea              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Bithumb
55.   Spain                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
56.   Sweden                    Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
57.   Switzerland              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       Shape Shift
58.   Taiwan                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Maicoin, Wayi
59.   Thailand                   Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  BX.in.th
60.   Turkey                     Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
61.   Uganda                    Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  Spectrocoin, Remitano
62.   Ukraine                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Liqui
63.   United Arab Emirates Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           BitOasis, CoinDesk
64.   United Kingdom         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     Bitstamp, EXMO, LiveCoin, Vaultoro, DSX
65.   United States            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Kraken, Bittrex, Gemini,
66.   Venezuela                Banned/warning for use/widely used                     ---
67.   Vietnam                   Developing/Waiting for approval                           MonkeyCoin, Surbitcoin
68.   Zimbabwe                Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Ecocash, Golix.com, bitcoinafrica

Those country not listed above do not have a given statement or stand about cryptocurrency. All government that impost cryptocurrency banned  in their country they can still have transaction online. This is the source link of government status for cryptocurrency worldwide https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/world-cryptocurrencies-country and the traders I search it myself.

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[CryptoBry]

I think it would be safe to conclude that there are more countries which allowed cryptocurrency either through proper regulations already established or still coming soon. I am then sure that this year there would be more and more countries that will adopt their own versions of regulations covering the transactions on cryptocurrency and maybe also the ICOs. All is not lost in the world of cryptocurrency even if the mainstream media can be painting a bleak picture especially after the big ban made by China. The question is: Is there really a good future awaiting for cryptocurrency? You answer can be as good as mine.

[jseverson]

Bitcoin isn't banned in China, only exchanges are. P2P trading and hodling is still allowed.^[1]

Both Indonesia and Vietnam allow you to buy/sell and trade, but ban using them as a means of payment over their national currencies.^[2a][2b]

Bitcoin is completely legal in Venezuela, though they previously made headlines by cracking down on miners.^[3]

I don't know about the other countries as I am not too informed of their affairs, but these are the ones that stuck out to me.

References:
^[1] http://fortune.com/2018/01/17/china-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-crackdown/
^[2a]http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/15/bank-indonesia-police-prevent-bitcoin-transactions-in-bali.html
^[2b]https://www.coindesk.com/vietnams-central-bank-announces-ban-on-bitcoin-payments/
^[3]https://cointelegraph.com/news/venezuela-says-crypto-mining-now-perfectly-legal-announces-petro-presale

[TheGodFather]

Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)
No.   COUNTRY                         STATUS                                          TRADER(s)

1.    Argentina              Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/argentina/)
2.    Australia              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency              (https://www.finder.com.au/australian-cryptocurrency-startups)
3.    Austria         Not Regulated/No Policy                    Bitpanda
4.    Bangladesh      Banned                                                       ---
5.    Belgium         Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
6.    Bolivia         Banned                  ---
7.    Brazil         Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/brazil/)
8.    Bulgaria               Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
9.    Canada          Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency              (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/canada/)
10.   Chile                 Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency              ChilBit.net, Buda.com
11.   China         Banned                                                       --- (LakeBTC)
12.   Colombia              Not Legal / Waiting for approval                      (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/colombia/)
13.   Croatia         Not Regulated/Not illegal                          Mondaq, coinbase, BitKonan, Yahyatech
14.   Cyprus         Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            (https://www.bestbitcoinexchange.net/for-cyprus/)
15.   Czech Republic      Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   https://localbitcoins.com/country/CZ
16.   Denmark         Allowed / Digital only e-krone                  HitBTC
17.   Ecuador         Banned                                                       ---
18.   Estonia         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
19.   Finland         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
20.   France         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Blockchain, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
21.   Germany         Allowed/With Policies                             Bitcoin.de, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
22.   Greece         Allowed/No Policies                              http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
23.   Hongkong              Allowed/not formally ban                          Binance, Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gatecoin, CoinEx
24.   Hungary         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
25.   Iceland         Banned                                                       ---
26.   India                 Allowed/No Policies                             Zebpay
27.   Indonesia              Widely used/not formally ban                  Bitcoin.co.id
28.   Iran                 Not legal/Developing/Widely used               Coinava
29.   Ireland         Allowed/No Policies                             http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
30.   Israel         Allowed/With Policies                             Bitland, Bitsofgold
31.   Italy                 Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
32.   Japan         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               QUOINEX, Zaif
33.   Kazakhstan      Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               https://exchangers.io/currency-exchanges/country/kazakhstan
34.   Kenya         Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            Belfrics, Bitbond
35.   Kyrgyzstan      Banned                                                       ---
36.   Latvia         Widely used/ No Policy/Warning for use            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
37.   Lebanon         No Policy/Warning for use                          Paxful, Spectrocoin
38.   Lithuania              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
39.   Luxembourg      Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Bitstamp
40.   Malaysia              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/malaysia/
41.   Mexico         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Bitso
42.   Netherlands      Allowed/As item of barter                          Deribit
43.   New Zealand      Allowed/As payment system                  Cryptopia Limited
44.   Nigeria         Banned                                                       ---
45.   Norway         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
46.   Pakistan              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  BTCPakistan, BTCPK.net
47.   Philippines              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               Coins.ph, Coinage, Buybitcoin.ph
48.   Poland         Allowed/with Policies/Developing                       BitBay
49.   Portugal              Allowed/Not Regulated/Developing               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
50.   Russia         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Tidex
51.   Singapore              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/singapore/)   
52.   Slovenia              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
53.   South Africa      Allowed/with Policies/Developing                       Luno
54.   South Korea      Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               Bithumb
55.   Spain         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
56.   Sweden         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
57.   Switzerland      Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               Shape Shift
58.   Taiwan         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Maicoin, Wayi
59.   Thailand              Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use               BX.in.th
60.   Turkey         Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use               http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
61.   Uganda         Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use               Spectrocoin, Remitano
62.   Ukraine         Allowed/No Policies/Developing                  Liqui
63.   United Arab Emirates   Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   BitOasis, CoinDesk
64.   United Kingdom      Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               Bitstamp, EXMO, LiveCoin, Vaultoro, DSX
65.   United States      Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency               Kraken, Bittrex, Gemini,
66.   Venezuela              Banned/warning for use/widely used                                    ---
67.   Vietnam         Developing/Waiting for approval                   MonkeyCoin, Surbitcoin
68.   Zimbabwe              Allowed/No Policies/Developing                   Ecocash, Golix.com, bitcoinafrica

those country not listed above do not have a given statement or stand about cryptocurrency.

I think that’s why I really do believe that there are a lot of potential still for bitcoin in the world. Yes there are some ted lines here and there but the rest of the world is still up for grabs and we can actually have a realistic chance of being able to grab and make a real influence for the cryptocurrency market. What we need to realize that this is still a level playing field and we can really do make a run for it if we play and do our roles right which involves being a promoter as well

[BitChief]

Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)
No.   COUNTRY                   STATUS                                                           TRADER(s)

1.    Argentina                      Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/argentina/)
2.    Australia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.finder.com.au/australian-cryptocurrency-startups)
3.    Austria                          Not Regulated/No Policy                                    Bitpanda
4.    Bangladesh                   Banned                                                             ---
5.    Belgium                        Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
6.    Bolivia                          Banned                                                             ---
7.    Brazil                            Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/brazil/)
8.    Bulgaria                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                          ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
9.    Canada                         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/canada/)
10.   Chile                            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     ChilBit.net, Buda.com
11.   China                          Banned                                                             --- (LakeBTC)
12.   Colombia                     Not Legal / Waiting for approval                         (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/colombia/)
13.   Croatia                        Not Regulated/Not illegal                                   Mondaq, coinbase, BitKonan, Yahyatech
14.   Cyprus                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            (https://www.bestbitcoinexchange.net/for-cyprus/)
15.   Czech Republic            Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           https://localbitcoins.com/country/CZ
16.   Denmark                     Allowed / Digital only e-krone                             HitBTC
17.   Ecuador                      Banned                                                             ---
18.   Estonia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
19.   Finland                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
20.   France                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Blockchain, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
21.   Germany                    Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitcoin.de, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
22.   Greece                       Allowed/No Policies                                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
23.   Hongkong                   Allowed/not formally ban                                    Binance, Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gatecoin, CoinEx
24.   Hungary                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
25.   Iceland                       Banned                                                             ---
26.   India                          Allowed/No Policies                                            Zebpay
27.   Indonesia                   Widely used/not formally ban                              Bitcoin.co.id
28.   Iran                           Not legal/Developing/Widely used                       Coinava
29.   Ireland                       Allowed/No Policies                                             http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
30.   Israel                         Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitland, Bitsofgold
31.   Italy                          Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
32.   Japan                        Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       QUOINEX, Zaif
33.   Kazakhstan                Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      https://exchangers.io/currency-exchanges/country/kazakhstan
34.   Kenya                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use             Belfrics, Bitbond
35.   Kyrgyzstan                 Banned                                                             ---
36.   Latvia                        Widely used/ No Policy/Warning for use                http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
37.   Lebanon                     No Policy/Warning for use                                   Paxful, Spectrocoin
38.   Lithuania                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
39.   Luxembourg               Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Bitstamp
40.   Malaysia                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/malaysia/
41.   Mexico                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Bitso
42.   Netherlands               Allowed/As item of barter                                    Deribit
43.   New Zealand              Allowed/As payment system                               Cryptopia Limited
44.   Nigeria                      Banned                                                              ---
45.   Norway                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
46.   Pakistan                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            BTCPakistan, BTCPK.net
47.   Philippines                 Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Coins.ph, Coinage, Buybitcoin.ph
48.   Poland                      Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          BitBay
49.   Portugal                    Allowed/Not Regulated/Developing                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
50.   Russia                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Tidex
51.   Singapore                 Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/singapore/)   
52.   Slovenia                   Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
53.   South Africa              Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          Luno
54.   South Korea              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Bithumb
55.   Spain                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
56.   Sweden                    Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
57.   Switzerland              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       Shape Shift
58.   Taiwan                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Maicoin, Wayi
59.   Thailand                   Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  BX.in.th
60.   Turkey                     Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
61.   Uganda                    Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  Spectrocoin, Remitano
62.   Ukraine                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Liqui
63.   United Arab Emirates Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           BitOasis, CoinDesk
64.   United Kingdom         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     Bitstamp, EXMO, LiveCoin, Vaultoro, DSX
65.   United States            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Kraken, Bittrex, Gemini,
66.   Venezuela                Banned/warning for use/widely used                     ---
67.   Vietnam                   Developing/Waiting for approval                           MonkeyCoin, Surbitcoin
68.   Zimbabwe                Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Ecocash, Golix.com, bitcoinafrica

those country not listed above do not have a given statement or stand about cryptocurrency.

Great post, yeah governments are beginning to take the crypto market more seriously. There is still a lot of uncertainty from both sides on how regulation will evolve and how the market can fit into the current regulatory frameworks, but there has been a lot of progress

[michael shikany]

This is a good article, through which we can learn about the policies of countries around the world to encrypt money market.
A growing number of countries recognize the status of bitcoin, so regulation of the cryptocurrency market is a good thing.

[hosseinimr93]

Great post. It is very useful.  But it's better to know the source of the post. Is there any link to a website which you can provide it?

[sandybindra]

Lot of potential is there in bitcoin to rise, only few countries are there to ban bitcoin. Most of the countries are allowing the transactions. Very nicely shared in this article.

[papashark]

Mr. OP, what you posted is very priceless. I'm so happy that my country didnt ban Bitcoin. The 100k Bitcoin rate is a sure thing this year. Theres a big possibility it will happen. Now everybody should have a Bitcoin or even a small portion in their wallets.

[zhekinsp]

Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)
No.   COUNTRY                   STATUS                                                           TRADER(s)

1.    Argentina                      Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/argentina/)
2.    Australia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.finder.com.au/australian-cryptocurrency-startups)
3.    Austria                          Not Regulated/No Policy                                    Bitpanda
4.    Bangladesh                   Banned                                                             ---
5.    Belgium                        Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
6.    Bolivia                          Banned                                                             ---
7.    Brazil                            Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/brazil/)
8.    Bulgaria                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                          ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
9.    Canada                         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/canada/)
10.   Chile                            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     ChilBit.net, Buda.com
11.   China                          Banned                                                             --- (LakeBTC)
12.   Colombia                     Not Legal / Waiting for approval                         (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/colombia/)
13.   Croatia                        Not Regulated/Not illegal                                   Mondaq, coinbase, BitKonan, Yahyatech
14.   Cyprus                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            (https://www.bestbitcoinexchange.net/for-cyprus/)
15.   Czech Republic            Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           https://localbitcoins.com/country/CZ
16.   Denmark                     Allowed / Digital only e-krone                             HitBTC
17.   Ecuador                      Banned                                                             ---
18.   Estonia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
19.   Finland                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
20.   France                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Blockchain, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
21.   Germany                    Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitcoin.de, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
22.   Greece                       Allowed/No Policies                                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
23.   Hongkong                   Allowed/not formally ban                                    Binance, Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gatecoin, CoinEx
24.   Hungary                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
25.   Iceland                       Banned                                                             ---
26.   India                          Allowed/No Policies                                            Zebpay
27.   Indonesia                   Widely used/not formally ban                              Bitcoin.co.id
28.   Iran                           Not legal/Developing/Widely used                       Coinava
29.   Ireland                       Allowed/No Policies                                             http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
30.   Israel                         Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitland, Bitsofgold
31.   Italy                          Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
32.   Japan                        Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       QUOINEX, Zaif
33.   Kazakhstan                Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      https://exchangers.io/currency-exchanges/country/kazakhstan
34.   Kenya                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use             Belfrics, Bitbond
35.   Kyrgyzstan                 Banned                                                             ---
36.   Latvia                        Widely used/ No Policy/Warning for use                http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
37.   Lebanon                     No Policy/Warning for use                                   Paxful, Spectrocoin
38.   Lithuania                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
39.   Luxembourg               Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Bitstamp
40.   Malaysia                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/malaysia/
41.   Mexico                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Bitso
42.   Netherlands               Allowed/As item of barter                                    Deribit
43.   New Zealand              Allowed/As payment system                               Cryptopia Limited
44.   Nigeria                      Banned                                                              ---
45.   Norway                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
46.   Pakistan                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            BTCPakistan, BTCPK.net
47.   Philippines                 Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Coins.ph, Coinage, Buybitcoin.ph
48.   Poland                      Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          BitBay
49.   Portugal                    Allowed/Not Regulated/Developing                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
50.   Russia                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Tidex
51.   Singapore                 Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/singapore/)   
52.   Slovenia                   Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
53.   South Africa              Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          Luno
54.   South Korea              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Bithumb
55.   Spain                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
56.   Sweden                    Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
57.   Switzerland              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       Shape Shift
58.   Taiwan                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Maicoin, Wayi
59.   Thailand                   Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  BX.in.th
60.   Turkey                     Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
61.   Uganda                    Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  Spectrocoin, Remitano
62.   Ukraine                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Liqui
63.   United Arab Emirates Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           BitOasis, CoinDesk
64.   United Kingdom         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     Bitstamp, EXMO, LiveCoin, Vaultoro, DSX
65.   United States            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Kraken, Bittrex, Gemini,
66.   Venezuela                Banned/warning for use/widely used                     ---
67.   Vietnam                   Developing/Waiting for approval                           MonkeyCoin, Surbitcoin
68.   Zimbabwe                Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Ecocash, Golix.com, bitcoinafrica

those country not listed above do not have a given statement or stand about cryptocurrency.

This post can help many people to know what is the currenct status of bitcoin in their country,so great post.And it helped me to understand that bitcoin was officially banned in eight countries totally.

[BitcoinHodler]

kudos for the effort that you put into this but i honestly don't see the point of this topic, specially since you have multiple one of these wrong. there are already websites that keep track of these things and update regularly such as the wikipedia page on legality of bitcoin and the politics page in coin.dance

[paulmaritz]

Cryptocurrency vs Government Worldwide (Bitcoin)
No.   COUNTRY                   STATUS                                                           TRADER(s)

1.    Argentina                      Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/argentina/)
2.    Australia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.finder.com.au/australian-cryptocurrency-startups)
3.    Austria                          Not Regulated/No Policy                                    Bitpanda
4.    Bangladesh                   Banned                                                             ---
5.    Belgium                        Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
6.    Bolivia                          Banned                                                             ---
7.    Brazil                            Not Regulated/Not legal/ but regards as money   (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/brazil/)
8.    Bulgaria                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                          ETORO, IQ Option, Plus500, AVATRADE and more
9.    Canada                         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/canada/)
10.   Chile                            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     ChilBit.net, Buda.com
11.   China                          Banned                                                             --- (LakeBTC)
12.   Colombia                     Not Legal / Waiting for approval                         (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/colombia/)
13.   Croatia                        Not Regulated/Not illegal                                   Mondaq, coinbase, BitKonan, Yahyatech
14.   Cyprus                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use            (https://www.bestbitcoinexchange.net/for-cyprus/)
15.   Czech Republic            Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           https://localbitcoins.com/country/CZ
16.   Denmark                     Allowed / Digital only e-krone                             HitBTC
17.   Ecuador                      Banned                                                             ---
18.   Estonia                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
19.   Finland                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
20.   France                        Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Blockchain, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
21.   Germany                    Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitcoin.de, http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
22.   Greece                       Allowed/No Policies                                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
23.   Hongkong                   Allowed/not formally ban                                    Binance, Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gatecoin, CoinEx
24.   Hungary                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
25.   Iceland                       Banned                                                             ---
26.   India                          Allowed/No Policies                                            Zebpay
27.   Indonesia                   Widely used/not formally ban                              Bitcoin.co.id
28.   Iran                           Not legal/Developing/Widely used                       Coinava
29.   Ireland                       Allowed/No Policies                                             http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
30.   Israel                         Allowed/With Policies                                          Bitland, Bitsofgold
31.   Italy                          Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
32.   Japan                        Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       QUOINEX, Zaif
33.   Kazakhstan                Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      https://exchangers.io/currency-exchanges/country/kazakhstan
34.   Kenya                        Not Regulated/ No Policy/Warning for use             Belfrics, Bitbond
35.   Kyrgyzstan                 Banned                                                             ---
36.   Latvia                        Widely used/ No Policy/Warning for use                http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
37.   Lebanon                     No Policy/Warning for use                                   Paxful, Spectrocoin
38.   Lithuania                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
39.   Luxembourg               Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Bitstamp
40.   Malaysia                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/malaysia/
41.   Mexico                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Bitso
42.   Netherlands               Allowed/As item of barter                                    Deribit
43.   New Zealand              Allowed/As payment system                               Cryptopia Limited
44.   Nigeria                      Banned                                                              ---
45.   Norway                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
46.   Pakistan                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            BTCPakistan, BTCPK.net
47.   Philippines                 Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Coins.ph, Coinage, Buybitcoin.ph
48.   Poland                      Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          BitBay
49.   Portugal                    Allowed/Not Regulated/Developing                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
50.   Russia                       Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           Tidex
51.   Singapore                 Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            (https://www.buybitcoinworldwide.com/singapore/)   
52.   Slovenia                   Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
53.   South Africa              Allowed/with Policies/Developing                          Luno
54.   South Korea              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Bithumb
55.   Spain                       Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
56.   Sweden                    Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
57.   Switzerland              Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                       Shape Shift
58.   Taiwan                     Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Maicoin, Wayi
59.   Thailand                   Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  BX.in.th
60.   Turkey                     Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  http://bittybot.co/eu/european-bitcoin-exchanges-eur/
61.   Uganda                    Allowed/with Policies/ Warning for use                  Spectrocoin, Remitano
62.   Ukraine                    Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Liqui
63.   United Arab Emirates Allowed/No Policies/Developing                           BitOasis, CoinDesk
64.   United Kingdom         Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                     Bitstamp, EXMO, LiveCoin, Vaultoro, DSX
65.   United States            Allowed/ Promoting cryptocurrency                      Kraken, Bittrex, Gemini,
66.   Venezuela                Banned/warning for use/widely used                     ---
67.   Vietnam                   Developing/Waiting for approval                           MonkeyCoin, Surbitcoin
68.   Zimbabwe                Allowed/No Policies/Developing                            Ecocash, Golix.com, bitcoinafrica

those country not listed above do not have a given statement or stand about cryptocurrency.

Good attempt, but limited and outright misleading in a couple of instances. E.g. bitcoin is not banned in Iceland, bitcoin is not banned in China (e.g. individuals are allowed to trade bitcoins), bitcoin is not banned in Venezuela (e.g. bitcoin miners just need to register), bitcoin is not banned in Nigeria, etc.

Although also limited in scope, the following list gives a better picture of what's going on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_bitcoin_by_country_or_territory

In addition to the above, it is important to understand that most countries will not outright ban it. They will rather attempt to gain control via the gradual rollout of regulations - an attempt I suspect will backfire, especially when the masses learn about the true power of cryptos.