On 16 May 2014 15:24, Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au> wrote:

Page I mentioned last night.

Not sure how accurate it is, but useful as a general guide:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country

Sure... as a general guide for general overview.

Read the corresponding talk page too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Legality_of_Bitcoins_by_country

Not sure I understand the situation in Russia. People are saying it is illegal, but this Wikipedia article says otherwise.

Like a traditional encyclopedia, Wikipedia is not an authoritative source of information. Outside citations are required.. and should be read. The talk page above has a link http://www.coindesk.com/fear-russian-ban-bitcoin-moscow-conference-cancellat... which states that 'Russia did not legally “ban” Bitcoin.' There's an updated page: http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-conference-goes-ahead-moscow-despite-uncerta... That last link, hasn't made it even to the Wikipedia talk page To me, it's the usual, all taxes government duties to be paid in your local currency.

Apparently the local media were banned from talking about the Bitcoin Summit in China:

http://www.coindesk.com/china-orders-media-silence-on-global-bitcoin-summit/

However lots of people attended anyway:

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1509436/hundreds-attend-chinas-first-...

Politically, Russia is more of a worry than China right now. Regards George