> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of Tobias Gogolin > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 9:23 PM > > There is nothing illegal about owning or trading BitCoin, The legal status of Bitcoin is not clear, the Electronic Frontier Foundatio= n had been accepting them for donations, but yesterday stopped and is giving away what they have received to avoid potential legal problems. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/06/eff-and-bitcoin "1. We don't fully understand the complex legal issues involved with creating a new currency system. Bitcoin raises untested legal concerns related to securities law, the Stamp Payments Act, tax evasion, consumer protection and money laundering, among others. And that's just in the U.S. While EFF is often the defender of people ensnared in legal issues arising from new technologies, we try very hard to keep EFF from becoming the actua= l subject of those fights or issues. Since there is no caselaw on this topic, and the legal implications are still very unclear, we worry that our acceptance of Bitcoins may move us into the possible subject role." Paul Hutch --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .