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.