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International Regulation

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Abstract

We now examine how most countries have dealt with virtual currencies and, as anticipated, some countries welcome the newest technology, some prohibit it totally as being dangerous to the local currencies, others are satisfied with issuing warnings, while yet others seek to tax gains made from the exchange. We also examine how international organizations and entities such as the European Union and its banking organizations are interposing regulatory regimes to prevent money laundering and other misuses of the new technology.

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Vorheriges Kapitel Crowdfunding and the Taxation of Virtual Currencies

Nächstes Kapitel Conclusion: The Future of Cryptocurrencies

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Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is composed of member countries comprising Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia pursuant to a treaty that was signed on May 29, 2014, which became effective as of January 1, 2015 and to which Armenia and Kyrgyzstan acceded in late 2014.

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Titel: International Regulation
verfasst von: Rosario Girasa
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Regulation of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technologies
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-78508-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-78509-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78509-7_8