Bad regulations: crypto bans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOf course, not everyone likes cryptocurrencies. China is now a very famous case. Nep\u0159\u00e1telstv\u00ed<\/a> started as early as 2013. Their central bank, the People\u2019s Bank of China (PBOC), banned all financial institutions from handling Bitcoin transactions. Since 2017, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and crypto exchanges are banned in the territory. Then, in 2021, they completely banned<\/a> all crypto activities and coins inside the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"China-ban-bitcoin-mining\"](\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/traffic-signs-674623_1280-1024x681.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSadly, they\u2019re not alone. According to the last report<\/a> by the U.S. Library of Congress, eight other countries have absolute bans applied against cryptocurrencies<\/strong> and their related activities. Besides China, they are Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, and Tunisia. There are more countries with \u201cimplicit\u201d bans, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThose regions don\u2019t explicitly ban cryptocurrencies, and the citizens can still freely use them. However, the governments there are very skeptical of it and have placed some limitations like a no-use for regular payments or a banking ban (banks can\u2019t handle these transactions). Examples of the first case are Rusko<\/a> a krocan<\/a>. Examples of the second case are Bahrain and Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOther countries with an implicit crypto ban include Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Georgia, Guyana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macao, Maldives, Mali, Moldova, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In total, there are 42 countries with crypto regulations including implicit crypto bans<\/strong>. If we add it to the ones with absolute bans, they\u2019d do 51 countries. The number seems high, but from 195 jurisdictions worldwide, only 21% have these hostilities, and barely 4.6% have complete bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCountries with AML and taxes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMost governments may accept cryptocurrencies now, but not without rules anymore. As described by the mentioned report, at least 103 countries (52%) are applying Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) laws and taxes for crypto-related activities. The first type of law usually applies to crypto companies (e.g. crypto exchanges). They\u2019re obliged to properly identify<\/a> all of its customers (KYC) and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Crypto-regulations-identity-kyc\"](\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/registration-3960205_1920-1024x685.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAs for the taxes, they\u2019re commonly applied to the possible profit made from crypto trading <\/strong>or long-term holding. Decentralized Finance (DeFi<\/a>), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT<\/a>), and crypto mining<\/a> are rarely taxed. Nevertheless, if the activity is widely popular in the country, the authorities use to apply taxes. For example, given that a large part of the Chinese miners ended up in Kazakhstan and Russia, these two countries are planning<\/a> to apply (or increase<\/a>) taxes to the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMaybe the country with the higher tax rate for crypto is C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, which treats<\/a> cryptocurrencies as fiat money for tax purposes. Indeed, this country has the highest income tax rate in the world: 60%. Australia would follow since it can apply up to 45% for high-profile investors<\/a>. The United States is also a country with high taxes: it can ask up to 37% for capital gains with cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWe can also talk about the less-taxed countries<\/strong>. El Salvador<\/a>, in which Bitcoin is legal tender, doesn\u2019t have taxes for crypto profits to attract foreign investors. Germany has some taxes (from 0% to 45%) only for<\/a> the short-term investments above 600\u20ac. But if an individual investor holds cryptos for over a year, then there are no taxes at all. In Singapore<\/a>, the investors only pay 7%, and in Switzerland they pay between 0% and 22%, depending on the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCrypto mining: PoW vs. PoS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nJust recently, a polemic proposal to ban Proof-of-Work (PoW) crypto mining in Europe was almost discussed in Parliament. However, for now, they reconsidered<\/a> and are looking for other ways to deal with the potential environmental impact<\/a>. That\u2019s a worry difficult to erase, though. PoW mining can be somehow polluting since it consumes large amounts of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Bitcoin-mining-ASIC-machine\"](\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/bitcoin-3171918_1280-1024x578.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThat\u2019s exactly why crypto mining has been limited or banned by some crypto regulations<\/strong> in several countries,<\/strong> jako Kosovo<\/a> (Southeast Europe). For its part, due to several blackouts in the country, Iran banned crypto mining in December<\/a> and for several months. Likewise, attractive countries for crypto mining such as Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Venezuela applied a strict license system for miners. They use to shut down<\/a> any non-licensed mining farm and seize all the machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\njako pro Proof-of-Stake<\/a> (PoS), some countries are catching up with the possible profits this brings for investors. Taxes are the logical consequence, then. Countries like Australia, Austria, United States, and United Kingdom apply different taxes<\/a> for PoS income. In general, PoS is considered a green alternative to PoS, but it\u2019s unlikely that most cryptocurrencies switch to this system, anyway. It may be greener (if the PoW isn\u2019t done with renewable energies), but it\u2019s still kind of insecure and centralized<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBitcoin and cryptos as legal tender<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nJust like there are crypto regulations with full bans, there are also very crypto-friendly countries.<\/strong> That doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t have any rules (or taxes) at all for crypto activities. But these rules are, in general, favorable for investors, horn\u00edci<\/a>, and companies. Examples of friendly countries are Malta, Estonia, Germany, Singapore, Japan, and Switzerland. As a result of their friendly rules, there are commonly a lot of crypto services around there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"kryptom\u011bna-\u00fa\u010detn\u00ed-region-z\u00e1kony\"](\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lady-justice-2388500_1280-1024x767.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBut there\u2019s another step in the path to embracing cryptocurrencies: making them legal tender along with national fiat currencies. We can say that legal tender is<\/a> the official means of payment inside a territory. It\u2019s usually described as mandatory; as defined, for example, by the Bank of Spain. It\u2019s then this \u201ccompulsory\u201d status that could distinguish legal tender from legal money, which is also allowed as a payment method.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCurrently, most nations still state that Bitcoin (or any other crypto) isn\u2019t legal tender inside their borders. It doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s illegal, but it doesn\u2019t have the same status as their national currencies. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b,<\/strong> two nations have officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender so far: <\/strong>El Salvador (Central America), and Ukraine (Eastern Europe). Indeed, Ukraine also made<\/a> Ethereum (ETH) legal tender, being the first country to do so in March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNevertheless, we can note that the official announcement<\/a> by the Ukrainian government doesn\u2019t explicitly say that BTC and ETH will be \u201clegal tender\u201d. The term they use is \u201clegalized\u201d, but it\u2019s been assimilated as almost the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMore considerations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nBeyond these two, there are more countries and regions considering doing the same crypto regulations. Panama<\/a>, Paraguay, Guatemala, Honduras, Chile<\/a>, Malajsie<\/a> a Tonga<\/a> are discussing the possibility. Meanwhile, Arizona and California<\/a> (U.S.) have asked to do so, and Lugano<\/a> (Switzerland) wants to make Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) de facto legal tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"crypto-regulations-legal-tender\"](\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/legal-1143114_1280-1024x682.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOn the other hand, many countries are preparing their own Central Bank Digital Currencies<\/strong> (CBDC<\/a>). They\u2019re, basically, a cryptographic and digital version of their own fiat currencies. Therefore, they would be legal tender automatically. In most cases, they\u2019re not even considered \u201creal\u201d cryptocurrencies, since they\u2019d be fully controlled by governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, while some countries see decentralized cryptocurrencies as the way to go, others are looking to make their own centralized versions. In the future, these two options may compete hardly, and who knows which one will win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSadly, they\u2019re not alone. According to the last report<\/a> by the U.S. Library of Congress, eight other countries have absolute bans applied against cryptocurrencies<\/strong> and their related activities. Besides China, they are Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, and Tunisia. There are more countries with \u201cimplicit\u201d bans, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those regions don\u2019t explicitly ban cryptocurrencies, and the citizens can still freely use them. However, the governments there are very skeptical of it and have placed some limitations like a no-use for regular payments or a banking ban (banks can\u2019t handle these transactions). Examples of the first case are Rusko<\/a> a krocan<\/a>. Examples of the second case are Bahrain and Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other countries with an implicit crypto ban include Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Georgia, Guyana, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macao, Maldives, Mali, Moldova, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In total, there are 42 countries with crypto regulations including implicit crypto bans<\/strong>. If we add it to the ones with absolute bans, they\u2019d do 51 countries. The number seems high, but from 195 jurisdictions worldwide, only 21% have these hostilities, and barely 4.6% have complete bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most governments may accept cryptocurrencies now, but not without rules anymore. As described by the mentioned report, at least 103 countries (52%) are applying Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) laws and taxes for crypto-related activities. The first type of law usually applies to crypto companies (e.g. crypto exchanges). They\u2019re obliged to properly identify<\/a> all of its customers (KYC) and report any suspicious activity to the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for the taxes, they\u2019re commonly applied to the possible profit made from crypto trading <\/strong>or long-term holding. Decentralized Finance (DeFi<\/a>), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT<\/a>), and crypto mining<\/a> are rarely taxed. Nevertheless, if the activity is widely popular in the country, the authorities use to apply taxes. For example, given that a large part of the Chinese miners ended up in Kazakhstan and Russia, these two countries are planning<\/a> to apply (or increase<\/a>) taxes to the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe the country with the higher tax rate for crypto is C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, which treats<\/a> cryptocurrencies as fiat money for tax purposes. Indeed, this country has the highest income tax rate in the world: 60%. Australia would follow since it can apply up to 45% for high-profile investors<\/a>. The United States is also a country with high taxes: it can ask up to 37% for capital gains with cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can also talk about the less-taxed countries<\/strong>. El Salvador<\/a>, in which Bitcoin is legal tender, doesn\u2019t have taxes for crypto profits to attract foreign investors. Germany has some taxes (from 0% to 45%) only for<\/a> the short-term investments above 600\u20ac. But if an individual investor holds cryptos for over a year, then there are no taxes at all. In Singapore<\/a>, the investors only pay 7%, and in Switzerland they pay between 0% and 22%, depending on the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just recently, a polemic proposal to ban Proof-of-Work (PoW) crypto mining in Europe was almost discussed in Parliament. However, for now, they reconsidered<\/a> and are looking for other ways to deal with the potential environmental impact<\/a>. That\u2019s a worry difficult to erase, though. PoW mining can be somehow polluting since it consumes large amounts of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s exactly why crypto mining has been limited or banned by some crypto regulations<\/strong> in several countries,<\/strong> jako Kosovo<\/a> (Southeast Europe). For its part, due to several blackouts in the country, Iran banned crypto mining in December<\/a> and for several months. Likewise, attractive countries for crypto mining such as Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Venezuela applied a strict license system for miners. They use to shut down<\/a> any non-licensed mining farm and seize all the machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n jako pro Proof-of-Stake<\/a> (PoS), some countries are catching up with the possible profits this brings for investors. Taxes are the logical consequence, then. Countries like Australia, Austria, United States, and United Kingdom apply different taxes<\/a> for PoS income. In general, PoS is considered a green alternative to PoS, but it\u2019s unlikely that most cryptocurrencies switch to this system, anyway. It may be greener (if the PoW isn\u2019t done with renewable energies), but it\u2019s still kind of insecure and centralized<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like there are crypto regulations with full bans, there are also very crypto-friendly countries.<\/strong> That doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t have any rules (or taxes) at all for crypto activities. But these rules are, in general, favorable for investors, horn\u00edci<\/a>, and companies. Examples of friendly countries are Malta, Estonia, Germany, Singapore, Japan, and Switzerland. As a result of their friendly rules, there are commonly a lot of crypto services around there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s another step in the path to embracing cryptocurrencies: making them legal tender along with national fiat currencies. We can say that legal tender is<\/a> the official means of payment inside a territory. It\u2019s usually described as mandatory; as defined, for example, by the Bank of Spain. It\u2019s then this \u201ccompulsory\u201d status that could distinguish legal tender from legal money, which is also allowed as a payment method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, most nations still state that Bitcoin (or any other crypto) isn\u2019t legal tender inside their borders. It doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s illegal, but it doesn\u2019t have the same status as their national currencies. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b,<\/strong> two nations have officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender so far: <\/strong>El Salvador (Central America), and Ukraine (Eastern Europe). Indeed, Ukraine also made<\/a> Ethereum (ETH) legal tender, being the first country to do so in March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nevertheless, we can note that the official announcement<\/a> by the Ukrainian government doesn\u2019t explicitly say that BTC and ETH will be \u201clegal tender\u201d. The term they use is \u201clegalized\u201d, but it\u2019s been assimilated as almost the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond these two, there are more countries and regions considering doing the same crypto regulations. Panama<\/a>, Paraguay, Guatemala, Honduras, Chile<\/a>, Malajsie<\/a> a Tonga<\/a> are discussing the possibility. Meanwhile, Arizona and California<\/a> (U.S.) have asked to do so, and Lugano<\/a> (Switzerland) wants to make Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) de facto legal tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, many countries are preparing their own Central Bank Digital Currencies<\/strong> (CBDC<\/a>). They\u2019re, basically, a cryptographic and digital version of their own fiat currencies. Therefore, they would be legal tender automatically. In most cases, they\u2019re not even considered \u201creal\u201d cryptocurrencies, since they\u2019d be fully controlled by governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, while some countries see decentralized cryptocurrencies as the way to go, others are looking to make their own centralized versions. In the future, these two options may compete hardly, and who knows which one will win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chcete obchodovat Bitcoin<\/a> a dal\u0161\u00ed tokeny? M\u016f\u017ee\u0161 to ud\u011blat<\/em> bezpe\u010dn\u011b na Alfacash<\/a>! A nezapome\u0148te, \u017ee mluv\u00edme o tomto a mnoha dal\u0161\u00edch v\u011bcech na na\u0161ich soci\u00e1ln\u00edch m\u00e9di\u00edch. The world is mostly in favor of cryptos, but they won\u2019t go without rules anymore. So, let\u2019s check some new crypto regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[140,43,73,61,107,341,118],"class_list":{"0":"post-9281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-learn","8":"tag-ban","9":"tag-bitcoin","10":"tag-crypto-mining","11":"tag-cryptocurrencies","12":"tag-ethereum","13":"tag-legal-tender","14":"tag-regulations"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Isabel P\u00e9rez","author_link":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/cs\/author\/isabel\/"},"yoast_head":"\nCountries with AML and taxes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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