This is really a nice illustration and it really gets my attention.
Great work, nice infographics...
Due credit is given to cointelegraph. The contents in the OP are not mine. I only edited them a little to properly fit in the post. The source link is at the bottom.
I will try to provide updates if the source adds more. It is much better if more leaders will have statements on the matter. This will give us an idea albeit rough as to how their country takes on the rising popularity and influence of Bitcoin.
And I thought they banned Bitcoin in China, I thought I am mistaken or this is in the past?
Most of the statements are made in 2019. There are least 3 that were made in 2018 including Xi Jinping's.
However, the latest news in China, the other day to be exact, regarding Bitcoin is a positive one.
Another article from cointelegraph has it that a second court in China, the Hangzhou Internet Court, has effectively ruled on Bitcoin as a "virtual property". Thus the legality. The People's Bank of China, the central bank of the country, did not oppose. In fact, it affirms that Bitcoin is indeed a "virtual proeprty" but not a currency. Just the same, it is a welcoming news.
Source here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-ruling-bitcoin-is-property-again-is-major-milestone-says-investorI am from the Philippines and I am waiting, having a thought that President Rodrigo Duterte has a statement about this...
I cannot say that President Duterte has or has no knowledge about Bitcoin or crypto but the latest news coming from the Philippine central bank emphasized more on warning the public on the possible risks on the use of cryptocurrency.
The good thing about the situation in the Philippines is that the central bank itself intends to regulate cryptocurrency use. While it is focusing mainly on its use as a technology for payment and remittances and other similar services, there are at least 10 exchanges that are already in existence duly registered with the central bank.
It appears that the country is very much open for cryptocurrency.
Source here:
https://www.coindesk.com/philippines-central-bank-warns-on-risks-of-growing-cryptocurrency-use