> This past June Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem gave a Bitcoin-friendly report to Parliament. He said: «Bitcoin is not electronic money… At present its eventual I'mpact on the real economy seems negligible…Bitcoin is not a financial product as defined by law. (Mediation in) the purchase or sale of Bitcoins is not a financial service either, so the Financial Supervision Act does not apply.»
> This past June Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem gave a Bitcoin-friendly report to Parliament. He said: «Bitcoin is not electronic money… At present its eventual I'mpact on the real economy seems negligible…Bitcoin is not a financial product as defined by law. (Mediation in) the purchase or sale of Bitcoins is not a financial service either, so the Financial Supervision Act does not apply.»
This is the same Dijsselbloem who said that deposit confiscation on Cyprus is not a template for similar confiscations in the rest of EU: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-19/cypriot-bank-accoun...
This is the same Dijsselbloem who said that Cyprus is a template for "haircuts" on deposits in the EU: http://www.businessinsider.com/dijsselbloem-cyprus-deal-is-a...
When time comes, all these guys will change their minds 180º without blinking. Fortunately, it will be too late.