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Title: South Korea to Regulate Bitcoin as Commodity
Post by: CryptoGirl on October 29, 2017, 11:19:20 PM
South Korean central bank Bank of Korea (BOK) governor, Lee Joo-yeol, has announced that Bitcoin will be regulated as a commodity rather than as a currency. The governor, however, claimed that the central bank will not be launching the regulation very soon.

“It is difficult to look at [virtual currencies] as money by [the definition] of Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Regulation (of virtual currencies) is appropriate because it is regarded as a commodity. It [cannot be] regulated at the level of a currency.”

http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2017/10/23/0200000000AKR20171023147100002.HTML
Title: Re: South Korea to Regulate Bitcoin as Commodity
Post by: _backslash on October 31, 2017, 04:34:46 AM
South Korean central bank Bank of Korea (BOK) governor, Lee Joo-yeol, has announced that Bitcoin will be regulated as a commodity rather than as a currency. The governor, however, claimed that the central bank will not be launching the regulation very soon.

“It is difficult to look at [virtual currencies] as money by [the definition] of Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Regulation (of virtual currencies) is appropriate because it is regarded as a commodity. It [cannot be] regulated at the level of a currency.”

http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2017/10/23/0200000000AKR20171023147100002.HTML
But it's not a commodity, it's crypto currency
Title: Re: South Korea to Regulate Bitcoin as Commodity
Post by: rahul10948 on November 01, 2017, 12:40:45 PM
it does not matter at-least they legalize bitcoin
Title: Re: South Korea to Regulate Bitcoin as Commodity
Post by: Femhabe on November 01, 2017, 10:02:44 PM
Lmao....Bitcoin has both the property of commodities and currencies, it doesn't really matter as to under which they classified it, what matters is that one more country finally legalize BTC.
Either as a currency or commodity, it would be exchange with a FIAT system. Who cares if they make it a store of value which it is already, BTC is decentralized no country can classify if BTC classify itself.
Title: Re: South Korea to Regulate Bitcoin as Commodity
Post by: meizu pkwn on November 04, 2017, 07:13:45 AM
Great to hear it's..supports 100%