If bitcoin is not money, then what exactly is it?

Is about time that we started taking bitcoin seriously asks David Gilbert, as he wonders if it’s here to stay?

Mon, 05 Sep, 2016 - 01:00

What is bitcoin?

Last month, a judge in Florida ruled that bitcoin should not be legally considered money, dismissing charges of money laundering against website designer Michell Espinoza.

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Courts Features Place: Florida Place: Dublin Place: London Place: New York Place: Ireland Person: David Gilbert Person: Michell Espinoza Person: Judge Person: Teresa Mary Pooler Person: Satoshi Nakamoto Person: Michael Clear Person: Craig Wright Person: Laszlo Hanyecz Organisation: Miami-Dade Circuit Organisation: Toyko Organisation: Bitcoin Foundation of Ireland

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