Germany and France jointly regulate bitcoin
Publish: 2021-05-21 06:01:12
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.
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. Bitcoin, as a form of currency independent of governments, has the possibility of disturbing the normal financial order, which makes governments fight against bitcoin. For China, which pays more attention to the central authority and financial security, it will strengthen the ban on bitcoin. In other words, even if bitcoin can survive, the possible place is not China, because we have always adopted a more cautious and safe attitude towards the supervision of similar financial procts.
3. Australia
in October 2013, bitcoin Bank of Australia was attacked by hackers, with a loss value of more than US $1 million. This incident has aroused the concern of bitcoin security in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian tax office have said they want a virtual currency tax like a business transfer tax
Bangladesh
the Central Bank of Bangladesh banned the use of virtual currency in September 2014. Using bitcoin will be punished by law
Brazil
Brazil is one of the few countries in the world that has enacted laws related to electronic currency payment systems. Brazil has not banned bitcoin
Bolivia
for regulatory reasons, the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) has banned the use of bitcoin. BCB believes cryptocurrency will help business entities evade taxes
Canada
bitcoin is not considered legal, that is, bitcoin is not recognized by Canadian law. Canada's tax authorities plan to implement the same tax plan as barter trade and speculative trading for the bitcoin
China
China is one of the few countries in the world that ban bitcoin completely and prohibit financial institutions and banks from dealing with bitcoin transactions. In December 2013, the people's Bank of China issued a notice calling bitcoin & quot; Virtual goods;, And prevent it from becoming money
trading has been suspended
Ecuador has banned bitcoin, but it has chosen to set up a new state-owned electronic currency and monetary system, and the currency will be protected by the assets of the Central Bank of Ecuador
EU
at present, the EU still has different views on the classification of bitcoin. In October 2012, the European Central Bank's report on virtual currency concerns the legality of bitcoin under the EU legal framework. The European Banking Regulatory Authority issued a bitcoin risk warning, saying that the use of bitcoin has not been restricted at present
Finland
Finland has relevant regulations for the use of virtual currencies such as bitcoin. The relevant regulations are issued by the Finnish tax authority Vero skatt. Any gains arising from bitcoin transactions will be subject to capital gains tax
Hong Kong
Hong Kong has no regulations for bitcoin or any other virtual currency. However, the government is closely monitoring the use of bitcoin to prohibit money laundering, fraud and other illegal activities
India
India does not explicitly stipulate or prohibit the use of bitcoin. However, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), equivalent to the Central Bank of India, has been forced to shut down India's largest bitcoin trading platform after it issued a notice that the use of bitcoin could cause money laundering and security problems
Israel
the Israeli tax authority is considering levying income tax on bitcoin transactions. Israeli banks even blackmail bitcoin payments
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz central bank has banned the use of digital currency and bitcoin for the reasons of lack of centralized management, high currency risk and legal problems
Russia
the Central Bank of Russia believes that bitcoin may be used for money laundering and terrorist financing. Therefore, the Russian government banned the use of bitcoin
Taiwan
Taiwan's financial supervision commission is concerned about the uncertainty and speculation of bitcoin, so Taiwan opposes the installation of bitcoin ATM
UK
at present, there are no relevant regulations for the bitcoin. Profits or losses from bitcoin transactions are subject to capital gains tax, while the purchase of bitcoin is still subject to VAT
the U.S.
the U.S. is probably the most supportive country for virtual currencies such as bitcoin. There are no final rules on bitcoin. However, there are also many new rules for the establishment of bitcoin management framework.
in October 2013, bitcoin Bank of Australia was attacked by hackers, with a loss value of more than US $1 million. This incident has aroused the concern of bitcoin security in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian tax office have said they want a virtual currency tax like a business transfer tax
Bangladesh
the Central Bank of Bangladesh banned the use of virtual currency in September 2014. Using bitcoin will be punished by law
Brazil
Brazil is one of the few countries in the world that has enacted laws related to electronic currency payment systems. Brazil has not banned bitcoin
Bolivia
for regulatory reasons, the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) has banned the use of bitcoin. BCB believes cryptocurrency will help business entities evade taxes
Canada
bitcoin is not considered legal, that is, bitcoin is not recognized by Canadian law. Canada's tax authorities plan to implement the same tax plan as barter trade and speculative trading for the bitcoin
China
China is one of the few countries in the world that ban bitcoin completely and prohibit financial institutions and banks from dealing with bitcoin transactions. In December 2013, the people's Bank of China issued a notice calling bitcoin & quot; Virtual goods;, And prevent it from becoming money
trading has been suspended
Ecuador has banned bitcoin, but it has chosen to set up a new state-owned electronic currency and monetary system, and the currency will be protected by the assets of the Central Bank of Ecuador
EU
at present, the EU still has different views on the classification of bitcoin. In October 2012, the European Central Bank's report on virtual currency concerns the legality of bitcoin under the EU legal framework. The European Banking Regulatory Authority issued a bitcoin risk warning, saying that the use of bitcoin has not been restricted at present
Finland
Finland has relevant regulations for the use of virtual currencies such as bitcoin. The relevant regulations are issued by the Finnish tax authority Vero skatt. Any gains arising from bitcoin transactions will be subject to capital gains tax
Hong Kong
Hong Kong has no regulations for bitcoin or any other virtual currency. However, the government is closely monitoring the use of bitcoin to prohibit money laundering, fraud and other illegal activities
India
India does not explicitly stipulate or prohibit the use of bitcoin. However, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), equivalent to the Central Bank of India, has been forced to shut down India's largest bitcoin trading platform after it issued a notice that the use of bitcoin could cause money laundering and security problems
Israel
the Israeli tax authority is considering levying income tax on bitcoin transactions. Israeli banks even blackmail bitcoin payments
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz central bank has banned the use of digital currency and bitcoin for the reasons of lack of centralized management, high currency risk and legal problems
Russia
the Central Bank of Russia believes that bitcoin may be used for money laundering and terrorist financing. Therefore, the Russian government banned the use of bitcoin
Taiwan
Taiwan's financial supervision commission is concerned about the uncertainty and speculation of bitcoin, so Taiwan opposes the installation of bitcoin ATM
UK
at present, there are no relevant regulations for the bitcoin. Profits or losses from bitcoin transactions are subject to capital gains tax, while the purchase of bitcoin is still subject to VAT
the U.S.
the U.S. is probably the most supportive country for virtual currencies such as bitcoin. There are no final rules on bitcoin. However, there are also many new rules for the establishment of bitcoin management framework.
4.
Recently, German Finance Minister Peter altemir and French finance minister Bruno lemer jointly held a press conference in Paris, saying that they will jointly promote the global supervision of the bitcoin at the G20 summit in Argentina this year, which will warn that the world's most popular cryptocurrency is being used by illegal groups
the regulation of bitcoin is likely to become a new topic of the G20 summit this year. Lemer has repeatedly said that he will propose to discuss the issue of bitcoin at the G20 summit. As for speculative risk, member countries need to discuss the regulation of bitcoin management together. US Treasury Secretary mu nuqin also said recently that he will work with the G20 to prevent cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin from becoming the digital equivalent of anonymous Swiss bank accounts
Experts suggest that the G20 and some international financial institutions should speed up the formulation of relevant principles and guidelines to provide cases and follow-up for countries to establish coordinated regulatory policies. At the same time, we should achieve global coordination in supervision to jointly crack down on illegal cryptocurrency transactions and crimes5. 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.
6.
In fact, there is one more detail that we need to pay attention to, that is, the price of bitcoin has been directly reced from US $60000 to US $52000, and countries have directly indicated that they will strengthen supervision. Before that, you should know that the price of bitcoin soared from more than 10000 US dollars to 60000 US dollars. It's boring. Why didn't the regulators of various countries directly intervene in such a long period of time? So today we will discuss the factors that affect the fluctuation of bitcoin{ Third, the confidence of consumers or investors
in the past few months, bitcoin's long-term success is that the manual has brought her a high degree of popularity, and at the same time, its price has gone up by leaps and bounds. But everyone is tired. After seeing some information about bitcoin for a long time, we are not very interested. The visual impact of tens of thousands of dollars has lost any freshness. In this case, everyone's investment enthusiasm for bitcoin will naturally decline, which will lead to its price decline
7. It can be very clear that it must be settled in legal currency.
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