Is German bitcoin legal

1. bitcoin is a kind of P2P digital code. Bitcoin does not rely on specific currency institutions to issue. It is generated by a large number of calculations based on specific algorithms. Bitcoin economy uses a distributed database composed of many nodes in the whole P2P network to confirm and record all transactions. The decentralized characteristics and algorithms of P2P can ensure that it is impossible to artificially manipulate the value of bitcoin by mass manufacturing
bitcoin lacks stability, so it doesn't have "inherent value", it's just a virtual proct. If we recognize its legitimacy, it will have a significant adverse impact on the banks of all countries, and even can replace the currencies of all countries. Finally, a few people will manipulate the world's monetary system, which is a very dangerous existence. It's not money. Whether it's legal or not depends entirely on whether a country recognizes it as legal or not< At present, the United States, China and South Korea all think it is not a currency. Among the big countries, bitcoin is only recognized as the "unit of account" by the German Ministry of finance, but it is only a unit of account, which does not mean that it is mainly a currency.

2. Germany
at the end of June 2013, after the German parliament decided that bitcoin would be tax-free if it was held for more than one year, bitcoin was recognized as a "unit of account" by the German Ministry of finance, which means that bitcoin has been regarded as a legal currency in Germany and can be used to pay taxes and engage in trade activities< In August 2013, judge Amos mazant of Texas District Court ruled in a case of bitcoin virtual hedge fund that bitcoin is a kind of currency and should be included in the scope of financial regulation
legal status
bitcoin can still be considered as legal at present. In the world, bitcoin can be regarded as a virtual commodity and protected by law; If bitcoin cannot be officially recognized as a kind of currency by law, it may bring inconvenience to the businesses and indivials who accept bitcoin in tax declaration, because the businesses who accept bitcoin will be regarded as barter transactions, and such transactions are more troublesome than ordinary transactions in tax declaration
at the same time, bitcoin, as a commodity highly similar to currency, needs to meet the demand of anti money laundering. Bitcoin needs to be included in the personal property declaration, banking anti money laundering system, anti insider trading, anti market manipulation and other systems in terms of transaction and possession. Bitcoin exchanges and storage institutions may also need government supervision and licensing. Some fast-growing bitcoin exchanges and payment service providers are actively exploring cooperation with regulatory agencies to bring bitcoin payment into the regulatory framework of anti money laundering and anti-terrorism financing by applying for licenses and actively communicating with regulatory authorities
in Europe, the European Central Bank published a report on "virtual currency architecture", and the French bitcoin trading platform obtained the PSP qualification. On December 6, 2012, the central bank wrote in the report: "this report is the first attempt to provide a basis for discussing the virtual currency system. While these systems may play an active role in financial innovation and in providing consumers with alternative means of payment, they also clearly create risks. " "Because of the small size of virtual currency systems, these risks do not affect anyone other than the users of these systems," the report added The report reviews the history of bitcoin and reviews its basic features, including currency and technical operation.

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Bitcoin is illegal in China

since September 4, 2017, China has expressed its opposition to the virtual currency exchange. On the market, large-scale exchanges are graally fading out of the domestic market. Some of them are going to Japan and some of them are going to Nanyang. Of course, with the release of new regulations in Hong Kong in early November, we believe that in the future, the virtual currency exchange may obtain a legal license in Hong Kong to serve local institutional investors

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bitcoin China said that the platform will stop withdrawing cash. So far, bitcoin China has closed all transaction functions. The other two bitcoin trading platforms in China, huocoin.com and okcoin, have also stopped trading all digital assets against RMB

the virtual currency represented by bitcoin has soared, attracting a large number of ordinary people without any technology and investment knowledge to enter this high-risk market

the central bank, together with many ministries and commissions, issued the announcement on preventing the financing risks of token issuance (hereinafter referred to as the announcement), which pointed out that no organization or indivial may engage in the financing activities of token issuance illegally According to the announcement, all kinds of token issuance and financing activities should be stopped immediately from the date of issue

the organizations and indivials that have completed the token issuance financing should make arrangements such as liquidation, reasonably protect the rights and interests of investors, and properly handle the risks. Relevant departments will seriously investigate and deal with the activities of token issuance and financing that refuse to stop and the illegal behaviors in completed token issuance and financing projects

the China Internet Finance Association issued the "tips on preventing the risks of bitcoin and other so-called" virtual currency ", pointing out that bitcoin trading platform is a tool for money laundering, drug trafficking, smuggling, illegal fund-raising and other illegal criminal activities e to the expanding number of stakeholders and strong speculative atmosphere; There is no legal basis for the establishment of various so-called "currency" trading platforms in China

4. There must be fraud in digital currency investment. It's better to find formal institutions to invest, and don't trust high returns.

5. Bitcoin is a kind of tulip instry, which is supported by a group of people with faith. The daily rise and fall of bitcoin is 30%, which is extremely risky. In finance, most of the procts rise and fall about 0.2% to 1% every day. There is no investment with greater risk. It is recommended not to touch it

6. European financial thinking has always been relatively advanced, and the laws are sound, so risks can be effectively controlled. Moreover, German laws recognize bitcoin as a "financial tool" rather than a currency, which, to a certain extent, avoids its interference with the existing currency. At the same time, developed countries are aware of the inevitable spread of bitcoin, Bitcoin is proced by cryptography based on hash code algorithm. It exists in all nodes of the network. There is no central issuing institution. The number is fixed at 24 million. It will not collapse or disappear. There will be no counterfeit currency. It can directly realize cross regional one-to-one transactions without the intervention of any intermediary institutions. There are too many advantages that the existing currency can't match; However, Germany is also taking the lead in considering that bitcoin will become a tool for illegal financial activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking, so it is further improving the bitcoin law.