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The State Bank of Vietnam has declared that the issuance, supply and use of bitcoin and other similar virtual currency is illegal as a mean of payment and subject to punishment ranging from 150 million to 200 million VND, [134] but the government does not ban bitcoin trading as a virtual goods or assets.
The relationship between governments and cryptocurrencies has always been tense. In some countries, this has led to outright bans on buying, owning, and trading. These Countries Banned ...
According to a survey done by the Central American University 100 days after the Bitcoin Law came into force: 34.8% of the population has no confidence in bitcoin, 35.3% has little confidence, 13.2% has some confidence, and 14.1% has a lot of confidence. 56.6% of respondents have downloaded the government bitcoin wallet; among them 62.9% has ...
The stock market has fared even worse, with the benchmark CSI 300 Index down by half its value since early 2021. Bitcoin, by contrast, has leapt 50% since mid-October, and is known for its wild ...
According to Chainalysis, Europe's growth was largely driven by so-called "whales [23]", large institutional investors shifting enormous sums of cryptocurrency. [24] [a] According to Chainalysis, Europe has the world's largest crypto economy, collecting $1 trillion in the previous year, or 25% of all crypto activity worldwide.
The country has accumulated nearly 6,000 Bitcoin which is now worth more than $550 million, according to the report For its part, Fidelity was among the first traditional finance institutions to ...
The People's Bank of China reiterated its tough stance on cryptos today, announcing on its website that all crypto-related activities are illegal. The announcement sent Bitcoin tumbling 5.5% at...
El Salvador became the first country in the world to use bitcoin as legal tender, after having been adopted as such by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador in 2021. [1] It has been promoted by Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, who claimed that it would improve the economy by making banking easier for Salvadorans, and that it would encourage foreign investment.