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ankeshk on March 5, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Namecheap now officially accepts Bitcoin

You can make an argument that Bitcoins is not a foreign currency as it can be mined domestically in your own country.

eduardordm on March 5, 2013 | [–]

The law I pasted to some other replies just states that the only currency that can be used for commerce within the country is the national one. Also defines that national currency is the one created and regulated by the central bank.

jiggy2011 on March 5, 2013 | [–]

In fact, is it even known which country bitcoin originated in?

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