Template:Legal status of bitcoin
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Legal tender (bitcoin is officially recognized as a medium of exchange)
Permissive (legal to use bitcoin, with minimal or no restrictions)
Restricted (some legal restrictions on the usage of bitcoin)
Contentious (interpretation of old laws, but bitcoin is not directly prohibited)
Prohibited (full or partial prohibition on the use of bitcoin)
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