Bitcoin regulation in Vietnam
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.
is different from Alipay, WeChat and other electronic payment. digital currency is a brand new digital credit currency which is different from traditional credit currency. On the morning of September 9, Zhou Xiaochuan, President of the people's Bank of China, Yi Gang, vice president of the people's Bank of China, and pan Gongsheng, vice president and director of the State Administration of foreign exchange, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to "financial reform and development.". In response to a question about digital currency, President Zhou Xiaochuan said that bitcoin and other virtual currencies have not been recognized as retail payment instruments, and the central bank does not accept or recognize relevant services at present. At the same time, he also pointed out that the central bank is cooperating with the market to develop digital currency
At the same time, Zhou Xiaochuan also pointed out that digital currency may have some unpredictable effects on financial stability and monetary policy transmission. Therefore, it needs dynamic regulatory measures. Jin Yu, director of the Department of economics, School of economics, Shanghai University of Finance and economics, once commented that "virtual currency" may not only hide the grey transaction or even the black transaction, but also cause all kinds of risks, "crowd out" the real financial innovation, which is not concive to the sustainable and healthy development of Internet financein 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.
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 crimesIn August 2013, Germany announced the recognition of bitcoin's legal status. Then, in May 2016, Japan approved the digital currency regulation act for the first time, defining bitcoin as wealth. In addition, the United States and Canada recognized bitcoin separately
but we will find that bitcoin is still prohibited in our country. The main reasons are as follows
1, the particularity of bitcoin
therefore, for those countries with strong finance and easy to attract wealth, bitcoin is a sharp weapon, which is naturally included in the legal status
for us, bitcoin is an invisible damage to our country. It is not regulated, transfers assets and wealth, and hinders all kinds of criminal actions. And it also brings bad atmosphere, which makes people have speculative psychology
therefore, bitcoin in our country naturally needs to be banned< br />