There is no «Bitland» where a government has
declared it legal tender to buy goods and services and pay taxes.
Fiat money is government - issued currency that is
declared legal tender but is not backed by a physical commodity.
Not exact matches
All accept dollars because the U.S. government
declares those to be «
legal tender for all debts public and private.»
Given that Japan
declared cryptocurrencies as
legal tender, the picture remains dubious.
The Judgment C - 264 / 14
declared that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are VAT exempt as currency, although not
legal tender.
In April 2017 the government
declared that bitcoin was officially accepted as a
legal tender.
The Indian Finance minister had earlier
declared that the cryptocurrency is not a
legal tender.
Japan have eliminated the consumption tax on Bitcoin trading on April 1,2017 when it officially
declared Bitcoin as a
legal tender.
After allegedly
declaring bitcoin illegal, the Bank of Thailand issued a backtracking statement in 2014, clarifying that it is not
legal tender (but not technically illegal), and warning of the risks.
Fiat currency is currency that a government has
declared to be
legal tender.
Without any significant warning, the Indian government
declared that 500 rupee and 1,000 rupee notes would no longer be accepted as
legal tender.
«The purpose of this Act is to
declare and issue a digital decentralized currency based on blockchain technology as
legal tender of the Republic of Marshall Islands,» reads the bill, posted in the Sovereign's official Telegram channel.
The government of Germany has
declared that bitcoin will be regarded the same way as the country's
legal tender when used as a medium of payment.