Iceland has implemented strict capital controls as part of the monetary policy adopted following the global economic crisis of 2008. It aims to protect the outflow of currencies from the state. For the same reason, forex trading with bitcoin is also banned in Iceland because its kripton does not comply with the Foreign Exchange Act there. Interestingly there are currently other new digital currencies unearthed in Iceland yaittu Auroracoin. Its founders claimed to want to create a viable alternative to Iceland's banking system.