{"id":"tp-144","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Saudi Arabia declares bitcoin trading illegal","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/144","datePublished":"2018-08-14T11:53:52.000Z","dateModified":"2018-08-14T11:53:52.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Saudi Arabia has officially declared that trading in digital currencies such as bitcoin is illegal in the country. A standing committee comprising of Saudi Arabian regulators this stated that “the unauthorized virtual…","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"officially declared","url":"http://www.sama.gov.sa/en-US/News/Pages/news12082018.aspx"}]}