"Virtual"

[S M I L Y]

Does the term "Virtual Currency" bother anyone else!??!!!

Bitcoin IS REAL Currency!

Its not like a Virtual car that you cant drive or a virtual house that you cant live in!!

Bitcoin is digital and has REAL value!  It performs a REAL function! 

Lets get the word to all the media types that it is NOT Virtual but REAL or Digital!

/Rant_mode_off

[herzmeister]

Money itself is merely information.

Only the medium that carries this information and/or the authority that controls this information may change over the time.

[Mike Christ]

Virtual: being on or simulated on a computer or computer network <print or virtual books> <a virtual keyboard>: as
a : occurring or existing primarily online <a virtual library> <virtual shopping>
b : of, relating to, or existing within a virtual reality <a virtual world> <a virtual tour>

Lots of different definitions for virtual, but this one seems to fit the bill   I mean, nobody shakes their head at a virtual auction anymore.  Sometimes virtual is a good thing.  But that doesn't mean it isn't real, which is just the trouble of the English language being fickle with its intention.

[marci003]

I personally prefer 'digital'.

[Un zafado cualquiera]

cyber currency is acceptable?

[Adrian-x]

Good point, it is arguably "virtual property" but we don't call a phone call a virtual conversation or email virtual mail.

So Bitcoin is more a digital or P2P currency but not virtual currency.

[Mike Christ]

Whatever floats your virtual boat

[Stunna]

"Digital" Seems more appropriate.