Bitcoin: Currency, property, commodity

Q.  Which of the following statements is/are correct about bitcoin?

1. The Internal Revenue Service considers bitcoin as currency.
2.  Federal judge considers bitcoin as property.

- Published on 22 Dec 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None

ANSWER: None
 
- The Internal Revenue Service considers bitcoin as property.
- Federal judge considers bitcoin as currency.
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission has decreed Bitcoin is a commodity
- Bitcoin refers to a kind of digital currency where encryption techniques are used for regulation of generation of units of currency and verification of the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

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