Is bitcoin property or currency in a court of law? Max Raskin, Research Fellow at the Institute for Judicial Administration at NYU Law, discusses how bitcoin fits into our laws and what it means for the future of virtual currency jurisprudence.
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Related Links:
What is bitcoin?
How Does bitcoin Fit into Traditional Monetary Policy?
California Bankruptcy Judge Says bitcoin is Property, Not Currency
http://www.coindesk.com/bankruptcy-judge-bitcoin-property-currency/
IRS Virtual Currency Guidance: Virtual Currency Is Treated as Property for U.S. Federal Tax Purposes; General Rules for Property Transactions Apply:
https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/irs-virtual-currency-guidance
Property, Money or Currency? What is bitcoin and Why It Matters:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/property-money-or-currency-what-is-bitcoin-and-why-it-matters
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