{"headers":{"Content-Type":"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded"},"body":"source_lang=&target_lang=PT-PT&tag_handling=xml&split_sentences=1&preserve_formatting=1&text=Bitcoin+is+money%2C+according+to+former+congressman+Ron+Paul&text=Former+congressman+in+the+United+States+Ron+Paul+believes+Bitcoin+is+money+and+should+be+treated+as+such+-+without+taxing+it.&text=Ron+Paul+-+a+former+presidential+candidate+and+congressman+in+the+United+States+-+has+suggested+that+Bitcoin+should+be+treated+as+legal+tender+and+should+not+be+taxed+as+an+investment.+%3Cstrong%3EBold%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0A%0AAs+a+libertarian+and+Bitcoin+bull%2C+Paul+is+a+strong+advocate+for+legalising+Bitcoin+and+other+cryptocurrencies.+He+believes+that+the+digital+market+is+a+way+for+citizens+to+enjoy+more+freedom+in+the+economy.+Previously%2C+Paul+has+called+on+Bitcoin+as+a+reasonable+means+for+alternatives+for+money.+As+a+result%2C+he+believes+Bitcoin+should+be+treated+in+the+same+way+fiat+currencies+are+-+and+not+be+taxed+on+any+profit+made+from+volatility+within+the+digital+currencies+market.+Speaking+ahead+of+the+Miami+Bitcoin+Conference%2C+where+he+is+to+speak%2C+he+presented+his+views+with+Kitco+News.+In+this%2C+he+noted%3A+%3Cstrong%3EBold%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0A%0A%3Cem%3E%22Right+now%2C+if+you+buy+and+sell+gold%2C+you+get+it+taxed%2C+they+can+do+that.+If+you+make+a+profit+in+Bitcoin%2C+you+read+stories+about+people+being+taxed+on+it.+You+can%27t+tax+money%2C+you+don%27t+tax+it.+If+you+bought+a+dollar+a+year+ago+and+it+went+down+10%25%2C+you+can%27t+take+a+loss+because+your+dollar+lost+value.%22%3C%2Fem%3E%0A%3Ch2%3EPaul%27s+reasoning%3A+Bitcoin+and+gold+threaten+government+bodies%3C%2Fh2%3E%0AThe+former+congressman+believes+that+the+regulatory+bodies+within+the+United+States+should+be+moving+towards+implementing+Bitcoin+and+other+cryptocurrencies+into+the+economy+legally.+He+suggested+that+it+is+currently+competing+with+the+US+dollar%2C+and+this+is+a+reason+why+taxing+digital+currencies+is+in+place.+He+noted+that+governments+are+historically+%22%3Cem%3Every+eager+to+have+control+of+the+money%3C%2Fem%3E%E2%80%9D+and+that+they+%E2%80%9C%3Cem%3Ewill+never+give+up+control.%3C%2Fem%3E%E2%80%9D+He+continued+to+say+that+governments+saw+gold+with+the+same+threat+nearly+a+century+ago.+He+said%3A+%3Cstrong%3EBold%3C%2Fstrong%3E%0A%0A%3Cem%3E%E2%80%9CBut+I+would+apply+that+same+concern+to+gold%2C+because+you+know%2C+what+was+the+first+thing+Roosevelt+did+in+1933%3F+He+immediately+took+all+the+gold+from+the+people.%E2%80%9D%3C%2Fem%3E%0A%3Cdiv+class%3D%22article-subscription-widget%22%3E%0A%3Cdiv+class%3D%22article-subscription-widget__form%22%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%3C%2Fdiv%3E","timeout":15}