Back in April, they made Bitcoin into a nationally
accepted legal currency.
Not exact matches
University of Nicosia in Cyprus announced today that it will
accept the digital - only
currency as
legal tender for tuition and fees.
In order for bitcoin to be a real
currency, Adeney claims, it must be three things: easy and frictionless for trading between people, widely
accepted as a
legal tender for all debts (both public and private) and stable in terms of value.
FinCEN's regulations define
currency (also referred to as «real»
currency) as «the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that [i] is designated as
legal tender and that [ii] circulates and [iii] is customarily used and
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.»
««Virtual
currencies» means a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established
currency, which does not possess the
legal status of
currency or money, but is
accepted by natural or
legal persons as a means of exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
The Bank of Israel and the ministry stress that digital
currencies are not
legal tender, nor are they issued or backed by a central bank, which means there is not
legal requirement for anyone to
accept or exchange them.
The FINCEN definition of
currency: The coin and paper money of the United States or any other country that is (1) designated as
legal tender and that (2) circulates and (3) is customarily
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.»
While virtual
currencies do not have
legal tender status in any jurisdiction, they operate like «real»
currency in that they are
accepted as a medium of exchange.
So, that is,
accepting the digital
currency today is completely
legal; this means MonaCoin and other cryptos can be used as a medium of payment in businesses, stores, or restaurants.
2 stating «Bitcoin and other virtual
currencies are distinct from «real»
currencies, which are the coin and paper money of the United States or another country that are designated as
legal tender, circulate, and are customarily used and
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance.»
The proposal defines «virtual
currencies» as a digital representation of value that can be digitally transferred, stored or traded and
accepted by natural or
legal persons as a medium of exchange, but does not have
legal tender status.
Legal tender technically just means that by law it can not be refused as a settlement of debt, so a store can
accept any
currency it likes — such as euros — if it decided to.
ASIC therefore does not guarantee, and
accepts no
legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability,
currency or completeness of any data entered or assumptions inserted when using such Calculator.
«During the Middle Ages when the trade was monopolized by the Portuguese and later the Dutch, pepper was so valuable that it was worth more than gold by weight, and individual peppercorns were widely
accepted as
legal currency.»
In some environments, it operates like «real»
currency — i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as
legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance — but it does not have
legal tender status in any jurisdiction...... Virtual
currency that has an equivalent value in real
currency, or that acts as a substitute for real
currency, is referred to as «convertible» virtual
currency.
Rosalino also sighted some of the
legal concerns associated with cryptocurrencies saying «it may not be possible to exchange a virtual
currency for a
currency accepted by regulators and central banks.»
In Japan, about 4,500 stores already
accept bitcoin as payment, after the Japanese Diet allowed the use of bitcoin and other digital
currencies as a
legal method of payment.
The German authorities justified this decision by stating that all virtual
currencies such as Bitcoin will be considered a
legal method of payment as long as all parties involved in the transaction
accept that that cryptocurrency will be used as a means of payment.
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«So - called virtual
currencies (cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin) are considered equal to the
legal means of payment, as long as these so - called virtual
currencies have been
accepted as alternative and contractual means of payment by the parties involved in the transaction and have no other purpose than being used as a means of payment.»
«In some environments, virtual
currency operates like «real»
currency - i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as
legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance - but it does not have
legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
In some environments, virtual
currency operates like «real»
currency — i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as
legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and
accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance — but it does not have
legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
This is the first nation to officially adopt a cryptocurrency as a
legal tender that will be
accepted along the native US Dollar
currency.
Many central banks have officially
accepted it as a
legal currency.
In India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's clear statement that digital
currencies would not be
accepted as
legal tender in the country helped throw a wet blanket on cryptocurrency enthusiasm in the country — which has served as a FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) hotspot at times.
«Bitcoin fans argue that it qualifies as a
currency under these criteria: most importantly, it's something that parties can agree to
accept as
legal tender and a store of value.
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