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Bitcoin is, according to group:
IRS/tax offices around the world: a commodity (and thus taxed like stocks)
Banks: neither (and don't you dare touch it !)
Most historical bitcoin currency guys (e.g. Steam): neither (this unfortunately seems to exclude pretty much all the bigger ones)
Some remaining guys[1]: currency
Believers: currency
[1] https://99bitcoins.com/who-accepts-bitcoins-payment-companie...
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Bitcoin is, according to group:
IRS/tax offices around the world: a commodity (and thus taxed like stocks)
Banks: neither (and don't you dare touch it !)
Most historical bitcoin currency guys (e.g. Steam): neither (this unfortunately seems to exclude pretty much all the bigger ones)
Some remaining guys[1]: currency
Believers: currency
[1] https://99bitcoins.com/who-accepts-bitcoins-payment-companie...