Quote from: uray on May 28, 2019, 08:40:31 AM

Quote from: Languett89 on May 27, 2019, 11:24:19 AM

Would anyone have informations, press releases or official statements from Cuba (Government or newspaper or experts) on the status of legality of our beloved ecosystem on the island?

Feel free to post links even if in spanish.
Any links to Cuban crypto communities also.

Any types of informations regarding Cuban communities and/or legal status (regulated, unregulated or banned)

Hopefully you are from Cuba and glad to see that you have an internet connect, since this thread came up i just googled and found that the residents are able to use internet in their mobile phone from December 6, 2018 Shocked

. I never thought there are people who are restricted like this around the world apart from North Korea and some Arab countries. All i know about Cuba is that they have world class wrestler and boxers but did not knew that they are living in a dictatorship kind of environment without any freedom, with the internet being available now to residents am i sure the government will view it as a luxury item and i have no idea how they view the virtual market or whether they have a firewall like China.

Source:
The Internet Finally Makes Its Way to Cuba, but How Will Cubans Embrace Bitcoin and Blockchain?

Note: Carollzinha and CryptoBry has linked the news before me, either way i am not editing it as it is my source of knowing about Cuba as well.

I am not from Cuba but I have been living there on and off about 2 years in the last 6 years.
The articles you are reading from the 2018 isn't true. Internet hotspots been there since I thought 2016 but 2015. Home WIFI which is very expensive to Cuban people has been allowed since late 2017 early 2018 to my recollection.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/cuba-starts-offering-home-internet-service-but-few-are-buying

I was gonna say 2016 but it's actually 2015. "The island started opening up to cyberspace in the summer of 2015, when the Cuban government opened 240 public Wi-Fi spots in parks and on street corners."

But yeah the government until a couple years ago, prefered to keep the people in ignorance of what was going on around the world restricting internet access to many many people for knowledge control, which is deeply sad. I have many friends, Cuban and expats, over there. The people situation is getting better year by year, private enterprises are allowed (restaurants, cafe, various businesses) as well as the stygmate of homosexuality is pretty much done since Raul Castro daughter is openly lesbian, it opened to them. People have deeds of their lands now compared to 10 years ago, etc.
Real problem is the US embargo which creates financial instability since day 1. Also what is going on in Venezuela isn't helping at all as Cuba was relying on that oil for a long time.