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Re: Are Bitcoins Securities Under U.S. Law?
by
lonelyminer (Peter urda)
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07/02/2012, 16:52:55 UTC
Quote from: jimbobway on February 06, 2012, 05:41:01 PM
To me it seems like if bitcoin is not a currency, and if it's not security (investment contract), then is bitcoin then a commodity?
A lawyer argues here:
http://www.ferner-alsdorf.de/2011/06/bitcoins-wahrung-oder-ware/wettbewerbsrecht/strafrecht/rechtsanwalt/verkehrsrecht/
that Bitcoin is a commodity according to German law.