Bitcoin has had a volatile journey since it was launched in 2009, attracting attention among conventional investors as well as the black market. Regulators and policy makers are also following Bitcoin, raising the occasional eyebrow as they evaluate Bitcoin's risks and benefits and how to regulate this little understood virtual currency. Some media reports have confused Bitcoin with more popular electronic money (e-money) schemes used in many low-income...
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Bitcoin versus electronic money
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Bitcoin
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Rotman,Sarah Catherine.
Bitcoin versus electronic money (English). CGAP brief Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455961468152724527