Virtual currencies have a good claim to be regarded as money–if they are used as a medium
of exchange within a significant user community and are negotiable. A common perception …

Virtual currencies are a new technology with potential for financial inclusion and global
reach. However—due, in particular, to their anonymity and lack of regulated intermediaries …

The submitted thesis aims to assess the impact of the development of virtual currencies (so-
called cryptocurrencies) on the existing legislation. The author firstly defines the term.. virtual …

In connection with the growing popularity of the use of virtual currency and with risks
associated with its use raises the need of the European Union regulation. The group of …

In primitive times the means of getting or satisfying wants was by seeking out a person who
had the exact thing you needed and who also needed what you offered. This style of value …

Cryptocurrencies have gained in popularity and generated a great deal of enthusiasm in
recent years with regard to the sustained increase in the number of transactions achieved by …

The goal of this paper is to analyze the extent to which virtual currencies are regulated under
EU financial and economic law, with particular attention to cryptocurrencies. The focus of this …

Abstract “Virtual currencies” are a monetary phenomenon not easily defined. They set
themselves at the crossroads between money, investment instruments, possibly …

There is little doubt that virtual currencies are here to stay in one form or another, and as
means of payment, they invite if not require regulation and standardization to avoid abuse …

Since Bitcoin was invented a decade ago, the phenomenon of Virtual Currencies has been
hailed as an ingenious innovation and decried as the preferred transaction vehicle for illicit …