----- Forwarded message from John de Rivaz <John@deRivaz.com> ----- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:07:32 +0100 From: John de Rivaz <John@deRivaz.com> To: Cryonet_AP@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cryonet_AP] Lawyers in Thailand ban Bitcoin X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912 Reply-To: Cryonet_AP@yahoogroups.com Thailand has become the first country to ban bitcoins after the central bank ruled it is not a currency. In a statement on its website , Bitcoin said it had given a presentation to the Bank of Thailand about how the currency works in a bid to operate in the country. However, at the end of the meeting, "senior members of the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department advised that due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets... Bitcoin activities are illegal in Thailand". more on http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoins-banned-thailand-203840004.html -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://ativel.com http://postbiota.org AC894EC5: 38A5 5F46 A4FF 59B8 336B 47EE F46E 3489 AC89 4EC5