{"id":7380,"date":"2017-12-06T12:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T12:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2018-08-10T05:46:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T05:46:01","slug":"central-bank-of-uzbekistan-issues-unfavorable-statement-on-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/central-bank-of-uzbekistan-issues-unfavorable-statement-on-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank of Uzbekistan issues unfavorable statement on cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) has released a special statement calling virtual money an instrument for financing terrorism. The special statement also declared that there was no plan for the country to consider placing any sort of virtual money on the legal agenda and advised citizens to stay away from using them. This has served to further reduce the interest of potential investors into cryptocurrencies. At the same time, the CBU\u2019s statement failed to include any talk of introducing prohibitive measures, leaving cryptocurrencies in a sort of limbo where they are not allowed but also not prohibited.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-7380 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Modernizing ATMs for new banknotes requires little cost'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/modernizing-atms-for-new-banknotes-requires-little-cost\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Modernizing-ATMs-for-new-banknotes-requires-little-cost-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-6847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Modernizing-ATMs-for-new-banknotes-requires-little-cost-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Modernizing-ATMs-for-new-banknotes-requires-little-cost-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-6847'>\n\t\t\t\tModernizing ATMs for new banknotes requires little cost\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='First fully-digital bank in Georgia'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/first-fully-digital-bank-in-georgia\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/first-fully-digital-bank-in-georgia-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12075\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12075'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst fully-digital bank in Georgia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (1st \u2013 19th January)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-1st-18th-january-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/417a5e8c-44a3-0380-c9be-bcd5a32dceeb1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16558\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16558'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (1st \u2013 19th January)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) has released a special statement calling virtual money an instrument for financing terrorism. The special statement also declared that there was no plan for the country to consider placing any sort of virtual money on the legal agenda and advised citizens to stay away from using them. 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