The US government's Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has declared that virtual currency like Bitcoin is officially recognized as a commodity, just like materials such as copper, crude oil, coffee, or wheat. The decision was announced on Thursday alongside the CFTC saying it had settled charges against the Bitcoin exchange Coinflip for allowing users on its platform to trade option contracts. The agency's press release states that the CFTC "for the first time finds that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are properly defined as commodities."
sursa :
http://www.slashgear.com/us-regulator-officially-recognizes-bitcoin-as-commodity-18405485/Nu este neaparat o mutare gresita. Consecintele pe termen lung probabil ca sunt imposibil de calculat (asta vs moneda) dar nu inseamna ca tranzitia catre unitate financiara nu este posibila. Era poate mai greu invers.
Cert este ca la nivelul exchange-urilor putem asista la o regularizare similara cu cea a burselor de marfuri.
Probabil ca actiunea va fi asimilata si de alte jurisdictii.