The success of bitcoin obliges countries to study their regularization

The bitcoin happened on August 1 by one of the most momentous since it appeared in 2009 times . The virtual currency , which made a change in its rules - bifurcation -, then had two ways: relaunch or die. The first few days have shown that success has been resounding. So much so that large countries such as Russia and Australia have begun the process to regulate cryptomoneda in their economic and legal systems .

Drugs, weapons, terrorist activities and economic scams have surrounded from the beginning to bitcoin. These have been the main arguments of their detractors. However, time has shown that it has other profits and has become a strong investment value recognized worldwide: on August 18 reached its all-time high, changing a unit for $ 4,350 (more than 3,700 euros).

Large investment banking groups, such as Goldman Sachs , or business guru Ronnie Moas advise their clients to trust bitcoin to increase their capital. "The world will fight for the criptomoneda, while the confidence in the traditional currency and other investments deteriorates," said Moas in an interview with CNBC. Its Standpint Research service is one of the most prestigious in the world of finance.

Desde 2014, Rusia ha procesado alrededor de 150 casos relacionados con las criptomonedas. Compra de drogas, blanqueo de capitales o falsificación de tarjetas y documentos bancarios, son algunos de los delitos que se han cometido utilizando el bitcoin. En este sentido, los expertos del Ministerio de Interior ruso han reconocido que cuentan con recursos y métodos limitados en su lucha con este tipo de crímenes, debido al anonimato de las transacciones.

"One of the qualities of the criptomonedas is its supranational character, which makes prohibitive measures ineffective by a State," says a report developed by these experts. They refer to the bill that the Central Bank and Ministry of Finance developed to veto the use of virtual currencies and that time has put in evidence.

For this reason, the technicians of the Russian Interior Ministry have recommended to the Parliament - State Duma - that is preparing a bill on the legalization of bitcoin or other similar currencies, establishing a system of licenses to issue criptomonedas and obliging Entities to collect the data of their clients.

The case of Australia is very different from Russian. The oceanic country is studying the adoption of bitcoin as official currency , parallel to the Australian dollar , in order to be more competitive with its Asian neighbors. The proposal has been presented by several senators of the two major parties: Liberals and Labor.

"We can not compete with our Asian neighbors in the production of cheap goods and services. We can compete in financial services, but this will require disruptive decisions. For the Central Bank and the Australian financial institutions would be a revolutionary leap, which we want to facilitate by creating the right political environment, "says one of the drivers of the measure, Labor Senator Sam Dastyari .

In the coming months, the Australian Executive will probably recognize bitcoin as official currency. The measure will combat the mistake made in 2015, when monetary authorities decided to close the bank accounts of local startups dedicated to criptomoneda, who had to migrate to more flexible countries like Singapore, Japan or South Korea.

For a few years Japan has been the bitcoin mecca . Accepts the virtual currency in 4,500 local and is expected that by the end of 2017 the number increases to more than 260.00 establishments.

The Government is the main defender of the Cryptomoneda and has decided to release it from taxes to facilitate its commercial use.

For example, in Japan it is normal to order food at home and pay with bitcoins or purchase products at any of the major retail chains.