Is Bitcoin a cryptocurrency or a commodity?

A Dictionary of Finance by European Investment Bank

Feb 4, 201827:22Business

Bitcoin has been all over the financial press throughout the past year or so, thanks to huge volatility (an investment of USD 100 into Bitcoin would have been worth over USD 6.5 million in December, but has since lost ha...

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