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Title: [2015-09-20]US Government Trading Commission Recognizes Bitcoin as a Commodity
Post by: Blawpaw on September 20, 2015, 05:08:03 PM
US Government Trading Commission Recognizes Bitcoin as a Commodity

Much like gold, oil, or soybeans, Bitcoin is now officially considered a commodity. The agency that regulates the US commodity trading market, the Commodity...

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http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/09/18/us-government-trading-commission-recognizes-bitcoin-as-a-commodity/ (http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/09/18/us-government-trading-commission-recognizes-bitcoin-as-a-commodity/)


Title: Re: [2015-09-20]US Government Trading Commission Recognizes Bitcoin as a Commodity
Post by: LiteCoinGuy on September 20, 2015, 05:48:14 PM
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-is-now-officially-a-commodity-and-some-find-that-odd-2015-09-18?siteid=yhoof2

http://fortune.com/2015/09/18/bitcoin-currency/


Title: Re: [2015-09-20]US Government Trading Commission Recognizes Bitcoin as a Commodity
Post by: ashour on September 20, 2015, 07:53:29 PM
Interesting, they recognized bitcoin as a Commodity but the question is, when will they recognize it as a currency.