What is Virtual Currency? Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value. ... Bitcoin can be digitally traded between users and can be purchased for, or exchanged into, U.S. dollars, Euros, and other real or virtual currencies.
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In spite of everything, do I pay taxes on Bitcoin gains?
Bitcoin Taxation Because bitcoins are being treated as assets, if you use bitcoins for simple transactions, such as buying groceries at a supermarket, you will incur a capital gains tax (either long-term or short-term depending on how long you held the bitcoins).
For all that, is Bitcoin physical or virtual? Even though there are a handful of bitcoin ATMs in the world, bitcoin is not a physical currency. Spending takes place from one user's virtual wallet to another user's virtual wallet, via an exchange of public and private security keys.
Futhermore, what is an example of virtual currency?
Virtual currency is a type of unregulated digital currency that is not issued or controlled by a central bank. Examples include Bitcoin, Litecoin, and XRP. Virtual currency can be either centralized or decentralized. A decentralized virtual currency does not have a central administrator.
Is virtual currency the same as Cryptocurrency?
Virtual currencies are a form of digital currency available in the virtual world (think of exclusive online communities created by developers). Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies because they exist online, but they are also virtual currencies created with cryptographic algorithms.