Bitcoin Monnaie de singe ou monnaie légale ?, in Revue Banque

Hubert de Vauplane writes a piece in the July 2013 issue of the French publication Revue Banque and wonders whether the bitcoin can be a true legal currency. The bitcoin, digital currency, experienced its first crash against the Euro last April, losing 60% of its value in one day, after a spectacular rise during a few weeks. The article asks, is the bitcoin a currency? If yes, which type of currency is it?

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