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virtual currency

(1) See cryptocurrency and digital money.

(2) Electronic money used in a video game or online simulation (see Second Life).

(3) Electronic money issued and regulated by a government (see CBDC).
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With time, online game operators began to exchange their virtual currency for real money.
Virtual currency can be classified as either centralized or decentralized.
That the G-20 nations have committed to these standards is important, since it has broad ranging implications for virtual currency users.
'As a safeguard against unregistered virtual currency exchanges, BSP-supervised financial institutions, upon onboarding and during transaction monitoring, should exercise extra caution and vigilance as well as perform enhanced due diligence, as necessary, in accordance with their Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Program as prescribed under existing regulation,' Fonacier stated in the memo dated July 23.
The Philippines central bank has said that it has added a new virtual currency exchange service.
April was a very good month for the most popular virtual currency. For comparison, at the beginning of last month, a bitcoin was exchanged for just over $ 4100 a share, which made an appreciation of about 45% in just over a month./ Econ.bg
A virtual currency (VC) is a type of digital currency stored in electronic wallets (e-wallets), and is generally transacted over the Internet.
New Delhi: With virtual currency gaining traction among investors, government is planning to come out with its own cryptocurrency sources told Zee Media.
This article describes a few key aspects of virtual currency phenomena, their tax ramifications, and what tax practitioners need to know about them.
In 2014, the IRS released Notice 2014-21 and took the position that for federal tax purposes, virtual currency is treated as property and that general tax principles applicable to property transactions apply to transactions using virtual currency.
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