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Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2023

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Under Detail by country or territory, for Slovenia add: On April 5, 2022, the new Act on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing entered into force, which obliges all legal entities dealing with cryptocurrencies to register with the Bank of Slovenia. Companies perform Due Diligence, KYC and AML in accordance with the law. By entering the register, the company obtains a valid license to conduct transactions with cryptocurrencies. Source: Law from April 5, 2022: http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO8547 Moreaboutme (talk) 08:25, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.

@Moreaboutme:The link provided appears broken. GiovanniSidwell (talk) 23:50, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit war on Turkey legality

@A455bcd9 Simply reverting my edits without proper reason causing an edit war right now. Your last revert reason were "Read better". Read better what? You can click on the Reuters link and search "illegal" word within your browser tool. Throat0390 (talk) 12:27, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bitcoin tumbles after Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks: "Bitcoin tumbled more than 4% on Friday after Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets for purchases citing possible “irreparable” damage and transaction risks."

When something is banned it is illegal. a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 12:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The central bank's decision can't affect the laws (because they're not the law makers), there must be a penal code to make it illegal. So I'm asking for which penal code is that? Or/and Is there an example of a court case that punishes the violation of this "law"?

I couldn't find any of these but I found a lawyer's website that made same research with me, their conclusion were same with me. Throat0390 (talk) 14:17, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Throat0390 Reliable sources matter. Not your own interpretation and research: WP:OR. If you have a recent reliable source that says that crypto parents are legal in Turkey then we can add it to the article and explain that the situation is unclear (as in some others countries). Otherwise, it'll stay as it is. a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 14:20, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't answer my questions in the first paragraph, I find current sources are unreliable. Throat0390 (talk) 14:28, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Throat0390 Reuters is considered a reliable source on the English Wikipedia. a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 14:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Court orders rely on laws but not Reuters or any other news site, as I said please answer my questions in the first paragraph. Throat0390 (talk) 14:34, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your question is irrelevant here. We're on Wikipedia: we rely on reliable sources. Not on our own interpretation of court orders or laws. a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 14:43, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Other reliable sources:

Turkey Bans Cryptocurrency Payments, Says Risks Are Too Big, Bloomberg
Turkey bans crypto payments for goods and services, Financial Times
Turkey has just banned the use of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin is already feeling the strain: Euronews
What do Turkey’s cryptocurrency regulations mean for the industry?, TRTWorld

a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 14:47, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't even find a court order or law to interpret, all these sources are in theory but not a real life scenarios. Also none of them explains what's the penalty if this "law" violated. Can we still say something illegal if there's no penalty?

I believe this section still needs to be improved but I don't know where to start. Throat0390 (talk) 13:03, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Throat0390 If reliable sources say it is illegal then we say it is illegal. If you don't know where to start: you need reliable sources (mainstream or specialized newspapers or academic journals). a455bcd9 (Antoine) (talk) 13:20, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add El Salvador to alphabetical index. 207.96.32.81 (talk) 16:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done LizardJr8 (talk) 16:59, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

British Gibraltar in Center Europe

How can british Gibraltar be in Center Europe, when Spain is in Southern Europe, and France in Western Europe? How can Spain be in Southern Europe being at the west of France when France is in Western Europe?

First a source may be given for any such used geographical classification. Later, common sense should apply... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.120.88.229 (talk • contribs)

Binary legality?

I am not to understand this will to classify Bitcoin either as legal or banned. Is such classification based on any source?

Does it help to understand applicable (and changing) regulation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.120.88.229 (talk • contribs)

"legal status of cryptocurrencies" (sic) ?

It is written: "The legal status of cryptocurrencies". Legal status is defined as "Legal status describes the legal rights, duties and obligations of a person or entity".

Are cryptocurrencies a kind of person?

Shouldn't it be: The law applicable to cryptocurrencies varies substantially from one jurisdiction to another, and is still undefined or changing in many of them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.120.88.229 (talk • contribs)

Yes, the definition at legal status is probably too narrow, but in colloquial use the term makes sense. It's not limited to applicable law but whether the law allows its ownership and use.

Also please sign your comments. I'll do it for you this time but it's expected of all editors. You can do it with four tildes ~~~~ Oblivy (talk) 12:12, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]