Bitcoin: Eine erste Einordnung (German article on Bitcoin as a financial instrum

[txcoin]

Hi Forum,

a German language article on bitcoin appeared at this month's Datenschutz und Datensicherheit. The electronic full text is available here:

http://www.ismll.uni-hildesheim.de/personen/krohn-grimberghe.html

Among others, the article contains a discussion of the classification of Bitcoin as a unit of account (Rechnungseinheit) and consequently as a financial instrument (Finanzinstrument) in Germany.

Comments and feedback highly appreciated.


With best regards
txcoin

[Ente]

I like it!
Covers everything, is written on a high niveau and well formulated, still compact for the lot of information, and with a clear result.
The only two minor things that came to my mind are:
- Use "Bitcoin" and not "Bitcoins". You pay your bread with "Euro", not "Euros", too ;-)
- The only reference I was missing would be on page 4, "Chum" (of what I never heard of)

This could very well serve as a starter of journalists, who wish to write an article.
Well done!

Ente

[bitcats]

see here: http://www.chaum.com/

[txcoin]

Agreed, the "Bitcoins" could be changed to "Bitcoin". We will keep that in mind for the next revision.

Thank you!

[Ente]

Agreed, the "Bitcoins" could be changed to "Bitcoin". We will keep that in mind for the next revision.

Thank you!

Actually, to totally go overboard:
Some days ago I read the system is called "Bitcoin", the currency is called "bitcoin". 

Ente

[hazek]

Agreed, the "Bitcoins" could be changed to "Bitcoin". We will keep that in mind for the next revision.

Thank you!

Actually, to totally go overboard:
Some days ago I read the system is called "Bitcoin", the currency is called "bitcoin". 

Ente

Yes the system's name is Bitcoin, the unit of account are bitcoins or a bitcoin(singular).

[Ente]

Agreed, the "Bitcoins" could be changed to "Bitcoin". We will keep that in mind for the next revision.

Thank you!

Actually, to totally go overboard:
Some days ago I read the system is called "Bitcoin", the currency is called "bitcoin". 

Ente

Yes the system's name is Bitcoin, the unit of account are bitcoins or a bitcoin(singular).

I am somewhat convinced bitcoin are uncountable and shall always be written in singular?
Just like other currencies as well..
/topic derail

Ente

[hazek]

We say 10 dollars, not 10 dollar, so I don't know what you mean..