Russia, which has taken a relatively restrictive
stance against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has said that legislative regulation of the cryptocurrency market «may be required,» according to Russian news agency TASS.
The country is seen to be maintaining its strong
stance against Bitcoin and had clamped down on token - based fundraising rounds in the past few months.
Apple has taken a harsh
stance against bitcoin apps since last December.
China, Japan, India, and South Korea, all confirmed
their stance against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Many banks like Capital One are taking harsh
stances against bitcoin and cryptocurrency by refusing to allow purchases through exchanges like Coinbase.
Not exact matches
That said, the company has a heavy vested interest in the cryptocurrency markets, with Roger Ver taking an open
stance for the new
Bitcoin Cash and
against «
Bitcoin Core» (i.e., BCT) for reasons similar to Oldenburg's.
Given most governments»
stance against cash, it is not hard to see why they dislike
Bitcoin as well.
As
Bitcoin gains popularity, governments are slowly but surely starting to take
stances against / for it.
It would be wise for the CBK to reconsider its
stance since it impedes local companies from entering the
bitcoin space and competing
against international players.
Even
Bitcoin pioneer Nick Szabo has taken a public
stance against the hard fork proposal, adding the now - ubiquitous «[NO2X]» tag to his Twitter handle this week.
Singapore has backtracked on its previous
stance not to impose restrictions on
Bitcoin transactions, deciding to now regulate the crytocurrency in a bid to safeguard
against terrorist funding and money laundering.
Bitmain has published a blog post dubbed «UAHF: A contingency plan
against UASF (BIP148)» in which the company takes a
stance against the User - Activated Soft Fork, a proposal that aims for
Bitcoin node users to activate Segregated Witness by force by rejecting any non-SegWit blocks.
Although the CEO of JPMorgan has taken a skeptical
stance against the decentralized cryptocurrency, news has emerged that JPMorgan may plan to offer its clients the option to trade
Bitcoin futures on their platform.