Commonwealth Pushes Member Countries to Declare Bitcoin Legal
The Commonwealth of Nations has released a new report that calls on its 53 member countries to speak out about the legality of bitcoin and other digital currencies. Published on 3rd February, the report is the result of nearly a year of research conducted by the Commonwealth through its Working Group on Virtual Currencies. The group was commissioned following a roundtable event convened last February by the Commonwealth Secretariat, its main governmental body. The report found that of the countries under its mandate, only Bangladesh had deemed that bitcoin and alternative digital....
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