Topic: Bitcoin Laws Imminent - page 4. (Read 6370 times)
Last time I checked, criminal laws in the US are made by the legislature, not by the courts. Really, that was the best you could come up with?
I wonder how this could actually work. Would legislation that affects Bitcoin also affect Facebook's game currency or the Linden Dollar?
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
Courts don't right legislation, they interpret existing legislation.I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
So either some aspects of Bitcoin fall foul of existing legislation or the courts can't do anything.
Who said anything about courts? I think the OP was referring to the legislative branch.
I wonder how this could actually work. Would legislation that affects Bitcoin also affect Facebook's game currency or the Linden Dollar?
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
Courts don't I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
So either some aspects of Bitcoin fall foul of existing legislation or the courts can't do anything.
Edited because although courts can right legislation, that's not what I meant...
I just went to that link and searched for "bitcoin" and nothing showed up. Methinks these people are just trying to spread FUD...
I wonder how this could actually work. Would legislation that affects Bitcoin also affect Facebook's game currency or the Linden Dollar?
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
I think it would be something that involves unregulated money exchanges. That would get to the heart of the difference between bitcoins and game currency. There are lots of places that will sell you some amount of points for cash, but bitcoin is the only place you can turn those "points" back into cash.
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This week the US courts service (UScourts.gov) has shown increasing interest in Bitcoins. Their research is ongoing but hastily scaling-up from where it was last week.
cite a source please?Good point. The article doesn't.
I wonder how this could actually work. Would legislation that affects Bitcoin also affect Facebook's game currency or the Linden Dollar?
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
I can't imagine that they could rush something through like this
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This week the US courts service (UScourts.gov) has shown increasing interest in Bitcoins. Their research is ongoing but hastily scaling-up from where it was last week.
cite a source please?
Exchanges seems like the easiest target, dealing with all that money. I really doubt we'll see any actual legislation for a few years though. It is possible it gets slipped into some other, unrelated bill sooner then that. But I just don't think bitcoin is really on the radar yet to get real national attention.
Here we go!
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
http://nerdr.com/bitcoin-laws-imminent-bit-coin-soon-to-be-illegal-in-us/
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This week the US courts service (UScourts.gov) has shown increasing interest in Bitcoins. Their research is ongoing but hastily scaling-up from where it was last week.
Seems we have new orders from the top.
The question then becomes, who’s first in the Bitcoin firing line?
Bitcoin Miners.
Bitcoin Exchanges.
Bitcoin Wallet Owners.
Bitcoin Commerce.
Seems we have new orders from the top.
The question then becomes, who’s first in the Bitcoin firing line?
Bitcoin Miners.
Bitcoin Exchanges.
Bitcoin Wallet Owners.
Bitcoin Commerce.
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