Quote from: LeGaulois on January 19, 2018, 07:07:32 PM

Quote from: stompix on January 19, 2018, 05:39:58 PM

Quote from: LeGaulois on January 19, 2018, 05:30:56 PM

This Finance Minister has appointed a "Sir Bitcoin" and gave him instructions to think about how to regulate the cryptos.
The guy appointed was governor at the central banker and anti-bitcoin on top of that.

Source for this?

See here:
http://fortune.com/2018/01/16/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-france-regulation-jean-pierre-landau/

It was published firstly here:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fr&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesechos.fr%2Ffinance-marches%2Fmarches-financiers%2F0301151100963-le-gouvernement-nomme-un-monsieur-bitcoin-2144973.php

And yes the news posted by OP is something old from October or December and started after France decided to be more clear about the taxes related to cryptos

You're overreacting
The guy is just leading a team to figure a way to combat money laundering.

Whatever he thinks he must come up with a report and only then would (maybe?) the finance minister take action.
And even then, the laws would have to go to parliament approval before anything else....
It will never come down to a bitcoin ban.

Quote from: peter0425 on January 19, 2018, 07:53:06 PM

It gonna be a tough call because we have Japan, Australia and to an extent South Korea which are pro bitcoin and cryptocurrency and on the other side, France, Germany, Indonesia and China who opposes bitcoin, and then neutrals like India and other nations as well.

When and where is Germany opposing BTC ?
Regulation does not mean banning.

Quote from: apvmoreira on January 19, 2018, 07:41:42 PM

So,what you are saying is that Bitcoin will have Japan, Russia and the UE giving it support, against USA, UK and China?
With Brexit and all involved... i don't know, but love the speculation. It ,makes Bitcoin raise, eh eh!

If by some miracle the US will oppose openly and ban BTC, prepare to count the value in cents.
But it will never happen.