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Egypt\u2019s first bitcoin exchange is set to begin trading this month<\/strong>, Eric Knecht writes for Reuters<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re still waiting on the Egyptian government to set some kind of regulations \u2026 Without any laws, bitcoin is not legal money in Egypt,\u201d said Bitcoin Egypt founder Rami Khalil. The CBE issued a disclaimer on Thursday<\/a> saying that bitcoin was not a currency recognized by the Egyptian banking sector, warning that transactions will be undertaken at the user\u2019s own peril.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s first bitcoin exchange is set to begin trading this month, Eric Knecht writes for Reuters. \u201cWe\u2019re still waiting on the Egyptian government to set some kind of regulations \u2026 Without any laws, bitcoin is not legal money in Egypt,\u201d said Bitcoin Egypt founder Rami Khalil. 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