圣基茨岛和尼维斯的投资移民计划不承认以软件为基础的比特币作为法定投资货币，政府在星期四发表的一份声明中说。
“投资移民部门希望向一般公众保证，在我国的投资移民计划，我们不承认比特币作为法定投资货币参与金融交易，“政府说。“我们进一步强调，我们不接受比特币，从未接受比特币，将来也不接受比特币。”
该国称其计划将只接受从“特许授权人员（服务提供者）”的申请，“交易都是通过国际认可的金融机构进行的。”
“这些机构坚持国际金融法规，只处理传统上可接受的货币，如英国英镑，欧盟欧元，美国美元和加勒比海东部的EC美元，“政府的投资移民部门表示。
该国的投资移民计划是世界上历史最悠久的，是最近旅游相关投资繁荣的一个主要原因。
该国称其进行调查，对在线广告涉嫌从事投资移民相关的比特币交易。
政府说：“发现任何一家从事这种与投资移民相关的活动，将吊销许可证和从授权人员名册中除名，”。
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St Kitts and Nevis’ Citizenship by Investment programme does not recognize the software-based currency Bitcoins as a legal investment currency, the government said in a statement issued Thursday.
“The Citizenship by Investment Unit would like to assure the general public that we do not recognize Bitcoins as legal investment currency for financial transactions within our Citizenship by Investment Programme,” the government said. “We further emphasize that we do not accept Bitcoins, have never accepted Bitcoins, and will not accept Bitcoins.”
The country said its programme would only accept applications from “Licensed Authorised Persons (Service Providers),” and “transactions are conducted through internationally recognized banking institutions.”
“These institutions adhere to international financial regulations and only handle traditionally acceptable currencies such as the United Kingdom Pound Sterling, the European Union Euro, the United States US Dollar and the Eastern Caribbean EC Dollar,” the government’s Citizenship By Investment Unit said.
The country’s programme is the oldest in the world, and has been a major reason for its recent boom in mostly tourism-related investment.
The country said it was conducting an investigation into online advertisements allegedly engaging in Bitcoin transactions in association with the programme.
“Any company found to be engaged in this practice in association with our programme will have its license revoked and struck from the register of Authorised Persons,” the government said.
from:
http://www.3-coin.com/2014-07-11/4346/
