A few hours ago I came across a post about Ukraine which stated the following:
Then I also found a similar statement in the WO thread, and explained why it is incorrect:
Actually, to say that Ukraine has legalized Bitcoin is incorrect, as I commented in another thread:
"Cryptocurrencies have been neither legal nor forbidden in Ukraine because there were no laws that defined them."
They have simply regulated it as a financial asset, which is what most countries in the world have already done, but they are a little late.
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The bad thing is that similar threads keep appearing:
Ukraine to legalize cryptocurrencies > Bill passed 2nd reading
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Law Legalizing Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin-Hungry Ukraine Moves to Legalize Cryptocurrency
And I wouldn't be surprised if more appear. It seems that crypto news sites have taken to calling "legalize" what should be called "regulate", and here the mistake is repeated. The link I posted pointing out the error is from the Kiev Post, a Ukrainian newspaper.
I don't see this as important as the fact that similar threads are popping up everywhere. I've thought about whether to report them by unofficial rule 12: "No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting topics in the local language boards if they're translated and re-posting marketplace topics in the altcoin boards if altcoins are accepted)."
But I understand that it refers to the same posts written by the same person, as it says "duplicate", so I am not clear how the forum proceeds in this case.
Ukraine has legalized #Bitcoin. Really A another Good news for all the crypto communities.
Then I also found a similar statement in the WO thread, and explained why it is incorrect:
Actually, to say that Ukraine has legalized Bitcoin is incorrect, as I commented in another thread:
"Cryptocurrencies have been neither legal nor forbidden in Ukraine because there were no laws that defined them."
They have simply regulated it as a financial asset, which is what most countries in the world have already done, but they are a little late.
The bad thing is that similar threads keep appearing:
Ukraine to legalize cryptocurrencies > Bill passed 2nd reading
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Law Legalizing Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin-Hungry Ukraine Moves to Legalize Cryptocurrency
And I wouldn't be surprised if more appear. It seems that crypto news sites have taken to calling "legalize" what should be called "regulate", and here the mistake is repeated. The link I posted pointing out the error is from the Kiev Post, a Ukrainian newspaper.
I don't see this as important as the fact that similar threads are popping up everywhere. I've thought about whether to report them by unofficial rule 12: "No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting topics in the local language boards if they're translated and re-posting marketplace topics in the altcoin boards if altcoins are accepted)."
But I understand that it refers to the same posts written by the same person, as it says "duplicate", so I am not clear how the forum proceeds in this case.