10.04.2014 - Why you should care about Bitcoin: digital currency is here to stay
Like a still obscure version of online dollars, bitcoins – or something like them – are here to stay and redefining money. No, you can’t open a Bitcoin bank account at JP Morgan Chase just yet. And you certainly can’t pay your IRS tax bill in bitcoins: the taxman views the fledgling cyber-currency as an asset, not a means of exchange. We can’t hold it in our hands, use it to fill up our cars with gas, or do much but grab the occasional sushi dinner in places like San Francisco, or shop online at the handful of merchants that accept bitcoins...............................................Full Article: Source
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