German government announces virtual currency

1. 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.

2. Reason: with the rapid development of information technology, real money is far from meeting people's demand for capital flow. If there are enough people to recognize the value of a virtual currency, it may become a substitute unit of material exchange, and the existence of virtual currency will inevitably cause another upsurge in the financial sector
in view of the possible risks of virtual currency, many international organizations and central banks have responded publicly to the supervision of virtual currency system. These responses can be roughly divided into four categories: warning and risk warning, supervision and registration permission, legislative norms, and explicit prohibition
(1) warning and risk warning
some central banks and regulators have issued risk warnings against the special currency and virtual currency system. The federal financial regulatory authority of Germany, the Bank of France, the central banks of the Netherlands and Belgium have issued public warnings against the possible money laundering and terrorist financing caused by the use of bitcoin. In the report released at the end of 2013, the European Banking authority (EBA) warned consumers of many risks of virtual currency, such as exchange loss, e-wallet theft, unprotected payment, price fluctuation and so on. Although Spain did not have a similar risk warning, it issued a timely information announcement related to virtual currency
(2) supervision and registration license
generally speaking, international organizations believe that the supervision of virtual currency should find a balance between risk prevention and innovation promotion. Since 2012, Sweden has required transactions related to virtual currency to be registered with financial regulators. Other countries pay attention to qualification supervision, so as to make it indirectly meet the requirements of prudential supervision. In other countries, the regulation mainly focuses on the business model of virtual currency transaction. The financial prudential regulatory authority of France regards the provision of bitcoin circulation and trading services and the act of earning funds in the process as a payment service and requires the authorization of the government. In addition, some countries focus on the intermediary institutions related to virtual currency. The German federal financial regulatory agency and Danish regulators believe that the provision of intermediary services for virtual currency needs to be authorized< (3) legislative norms
at present, some countries have proposed legislation to regulate virtual currency transactions. Canada plans to legislate to allow the government to supervise the transaction of bitcoin, and to include the transaction of more than US $10000 into the scope of suspicious supervision. The United States hopes to adjust the relevant legal structure should be compared with the development of the special currency. In order to make the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) applicable in the context of network, the financial crime enforcement network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the explanatory guidance on the behavior and subject definition of private generation, holding, distribution, trading, acceptance and transmission of virtual currency in 2013. The European central bank stressed that it should strengthen international cooperation under the existing legal framework, and regulate virtual currency from the European and global level under the existing legal framework. More countries believe that bitcoin is not a currency in circulation, has no legal status, and does not meet the definition of financial instruments, such as Finland, Sweden, Malaysia and Indonesia
(4) it is forbidden
in some countries, bitcoin related transactions are prohibited. In December 2013, the people's Bank of China banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin, which was subsequently extended to payment service providers. The central banks of Thailand and Indonesia share the same attitude. The circulation of anonymous internet currency (including bitcoin) is prohibited by the Russian judicial inspection department as a substitute for currency. The Central Bank of Russia has earlier included the provision of bitcoin services in the scope of suspicious transaction monitoring. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the issue of unregistered shares in exchange for bitcoin, and unregistered online securities trading activities in virtual currency.

3. In the notice on preventing bitcoin risk issued by the central bank and other five ministries and commissions at the end of 2013, bitcoin is clearly defined as a special Internet commodity, and people can buy and sell freely at their own risk, denying its monetary attribute. All financial institutions are not allowed to provide bitcoin related services. Bitcoin related websites must be put on record and require users to carry out real name authentication. Zhou Xiaochuan, central bank governor, said in an interview that bitcoin is a tradable asset like a stamp

in a word, virtual currency represented by bitcoin is legal in China, but the government takes a cold attitude towards virtual currency, which is neither positive nor negative. Most of the major countries in the world also adopt a cold attitude towards virtual currency

since 2015, the popular virtual currencies are bitcoin, Laite coin, Fuyuan coin, doggy coin, reborn coin and so on

it is possible, but at present, the government has not banned it

bitcoin and other virtual currencies exist legally in China. In the 2013 bitcoin risk notice, the central bank and other five ministries and commissions clearly defined bitcoin as a special Internet commodity. People can buy and sell it freely at their own risk. Financial institutions do not have to provide bitcoin related services, denying its monetary attribute. Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the central bank, compares bitcoin to a tradable asset like a stamp< Most of the major countries in the world take a cold attitude towards virtual currency. There are several possibilities for countries to ban virtual currency:

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2. The well-known weaknesses and defects of virtual currency can not be overcome in a certain period of time
3. The government can't stand the use of virtual currency in money laundering and other illegal activities

since 2013, the popular virtual currencies are bitcoin, Fuyuan coin, Laite coin, doggy coin, Ruibo coin, Yuanbao coin and so on<

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the central bank, said at the Boao Forum for Asia that virtual currency is not a currency approved by the central bank and can not be banned. Since digital currency is not the currency initiated and approved by the central bank, it can not be banned. Digital currency belongs to digital assets, which can be freely traded between indivials. Therefore, digital currency is not MLM, not capital disk, but a kind of financial investment

in fact, the central bank has been studying digital currency for a long time. From the perspective of historical development trend, money has always evolved with the development of technological progress and economic activities. From the early physical money, commodity money to the later credit money, it is a natural choice to adapt to the development of human commercial society. As the currency of the previous generation, paper money has low technology content. From the perspective of safety and cost, it is the general trend to be replaced by new technology and new procts. In particular, with the development of the Internet and the great changes in payment methods all over the world, the establishment of digital currency issuance and circulation system is very necessary for the construction of financial infrastructure and the promotion of economic quality, efficiency and upgrading

does China recognize virtual currency_****** In the notice on bitcoin risk prevention issued by the central bank and other five ministries and commissions at the end of 2013, bitcoin was clearly defined as a special Internet commodity. People can buy and sell bitcoin freely at their own risk, denying its monetary attribute. Financial institutions are not allowed to provide services related to bitcoin, and bitcoin related websites must be put on record, In a word, the virtual currency represented by bitcoin is legal in China, but the government takes a cold attitude towards it, Most of the major countries in the world also adopt a cold attitude towards virtual currency. Since 2015, the popular virtual currencies include bitcoin, Wright coin, Fuyuan coin, doggy coin, Ruibo coin, etc.

Why do not countries ban virtual currency; In other words, what is the connection and difference between the value represented by virtual currency and the value represented by general currency? 3. In view of the depth of the background of the problem, we need to stand higher in the starting point of the research. Currency is a problem in the category of modernity, The problem of virtual currency is the problem of postmodernism. They do not share the same basic paradigm. It is the difference of paradigm, not virtual phenomenon, that leads to the difference between them.

why does China not stop virtual currency_****** As a new thing, virtual currency has its progressive side. One of China's attitudes towards new things is that the law does not prohibit it. However, if virtual currency poses a threat to the existing financial system, the government will take action, What follows is the public...

which countries recognize the legitimacy of virtual currency_****** At present, Japan has recognized bitcoin as legal

is virtual currency recognized by the state_****** No, because it involves money laundering, easy to crash and other factors. Although bitcoin, the most famous virtual currency, can not be said to be suppressed, there are very few transactions between physical objects and virtual currency abroad, and its prospect still remains to be seen, The pure pyramid structure will not be recognized by the state.

is there any policy in China to prohibit the trading of virtual currency****** At the end of 2013, the central bank and other five ministries and commissions jointly issued a bitcoin risk notice, in which bitcoin is clearly defined as a special Internet commodity, and people can buy and sell freely at their own risk, denying its monetary attribute, In an interview with the Boao Forum, President Yang Xiaochuan compared bitcoin to a tradable asset like a stamp, and the central bank has no right to ban it. Since 2013, popular virtual currencies include bitcoin, Leyte, Fuyuan, doggy, etc Is China's virtual currency legal_****** Virtual currency can trade bitcoin, Leyte and ether on chinacoin.com.

is virtual currency illegal in China_****** Virtual currency exists legally in China, but it is illegal to engage in illegal activities by using virtual currency. The notice on preventing bitcoin risks issued by the people's Bank of China and other five ministries and commissions defines the nature of bitcoin, believing that bitcoin is not issued by the monetary authority and has no monetary attributes such as legal compensation and compulsion, Not really...

will China ban all virtual currency commercial transactions? Will virtual currency be banned_****** How to buy and sell virtual currency after China forbids virtual currency trading

how does the state treat virtual currency in 2017****** At present, there is no official recognition of the value of virtual currency in China, but only in some areas suspected of causing actual harm to society, some recognize its existence value

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5. Generally, it's legal, but I don't think it's reliable. If you put it in your wallet, it's equivalent to being in someone else's, so you can't make your own decisions

6. The first thing blockchain solves is the trust cost, which reces the transaction cost. Therefore, many people's concept of blockchain is based on bitcoin. In fact, blockchain technology does not only exist in the network, but also has been slowly integrated into our life
one of the biggest advantages of blockchain is to use advanced "information encryption technology" to verify the authenticity of all online data. Many Internet companies have a large number of confidential data, but in the past few years, they have been frequently attacked by hackers. However, if the fractional system of blockchain can be adopted, the server will not be damaged by man-made attacks and all data will be lost. This is one of the characteristics of blockchain - decentralization, strengthening the data stored in the cloud and ensuring the security of network information
for example, aip.trade, a blockchain music exchange, simply put, as long as you have the usufruct of song or recording right, you can apply to AIP music exchange for song IPO (NSO)
and global circulation trading. The future royalty income of songs used by the music exchange brings musicians and investors together, improves the core pain points of musicians, and kills two birds with one stone: it not only helps musicians to obtain considerable income in advance, solves the problem of "lack of funds" for musicians to issue songs, but also solves the problem of "promotion cost and efficiency" by transforming fans into community fission of investors
in addition, there are many interesting application scenarios, such as entertainment: the combination of games and blockchain will bring us unexpected results. In terms of e-commerce, it can form a decentralized community, and in terms of medical care, it can transform medical information into recognizable structure optimization
the development of blockchain undoubtedly plays a great role in promoting the activities of developing potential markets, ensuring the security of data funds, and transferring offline instries to online ones.

7. Hertz coin has been proved to be a pyramid scheme in China, and it has no relationship with bitcoin, Ruitai coin and Laite coin. What the operators sell is a virtual cloud miner, and the so-called mining is just a cover
most of the coins with cloud mining machine and static and dynamic income are pyramid schemes, which has basically formed a consensus in the coin circle. Moreover, most of the players of this kind of currency don't understand virtual currency and are fooled in.

8. The state has never issued a virtual currency

9. It's true. Bitcoin is legal in Germany. Germany is also the first country to recognize the legitimacy of bitcoin. It is normal for Germany to use bitcoin to pay for water and electricity. But it doesn't work at home. Bitcoin is not a currency in China and cannot be used for payment. Bitcoin only exists as a commodity in China

of course, in addition to bitcoin, there are other excellent currencies, such as Ruitai, Laite, doggy and vitality.