# Last edited on 2016-12-24 17:11:46 by jstolfi


Pavel Ciaian, Miroslava Rajcaniova, d'Artis Kancs; ArXiv, 2014-05-18
The Economics of BitCoin Price Formation
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1405.4498.pdf
"To summarise, BitCoin is a fiat currency without an intrinsic value."

Nicolas Mendoza; Al Jazeera Opinion, 2012-06-09
Understanding Bitcoin
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/05/20125309437931677.html
"Strictly speaking, I would argue, Bitcoin is a fiat currency."

Ashe Whitener; The Money Tree podcast MTI112
BitCoin – Investment or Currency? 
http://moneytreepodcast.com/mti112-bitcoin-investment-currency-ashe-whitener/ 
"Interesting points: 1. Bitcoin is a fiat currency"

Chuck Moulton; Cato Unbound journal, 2013-07-16
It’s a Sound-Money Alternative to the Dollar
https://www.cato-unbound.org/2013/07/16/chuck-moulton/its-sound-money-alternative-dollar
"Bitcoin is a fiat currency that has achieved popularity and value without 
the mandate of a government legal tender law."

Admin; Coingreed, 2015-05-09
FIAT MONEY, WHAT IS IT?
http://coingreed.com/fiat-money-what-is-it/
"Bitcoin is a limited quantity digital commodity, and also 
a deflationary fiat currency that can’t be manipulated by bankers"

Jeanne L. Schroeder; University of Miami Law School, 2016-06-01
Bitcoin and the Uniform Commercial Code
http://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1278&context=umblr
"Nevertheless, bitcoin can be considered a fiat currency 
in that it also has no underlying asset"

Jason Faulkner; How-To Geek, 2013-05-16
What Is Bitcoin, and How Does it Work?
http://www.howtogeek.com/141374/htg-explains-what-is-bitcoin-and-how-does-it-work/
"bitcoin is a fiat currency which is accepted only on the 
perceived value of other bitcoin users"

John Andrews; Dissident Voice, 2013-11-20
Money, It’s a Human Right
http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/11/money-its-a-human-right/
"Most of the major currencies are fiat currencies, 
and bitcoin is a fiat currency."

C. K. Elwell et al; Congressional Research Service, 2013-12-20
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues 
https://cdn4.cryptocoinsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/R43339.pdf
"Like the U.S. dollar, the Bitcoin is a fiat currency in 
that it is not redeemable for some amount of another commodity,
such as an ounce of gold."

Tomothy B. Lee; Ars Technica, 2011-06-19
Bitcoin prices plummet on hacked exchange
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/06/bitcoin-price-plummets-on-compromised-exchange/
"But Bitcoin is a fiat currency; its value ultimately depends 
on nothing more than public confidence."

Sara; Across the Board, 2013(?)
To Bitcoin or not to Bitcoin?
http://blog.paylane.com/bitcoin-or-not/
"IRS seeks to regulate whether Bitcoin is a fiat currency 
(actual money like dollars, yens, or euros) or a capital
asset (basically, a stock)"

Greg McKenna; Business Insider Australia, 2016-08-04
6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/6-things-australian-traders-will-be-talking-about-this-morning-v4-2016-8
"Bitcoin is a fiat currency, just like Aussie or US dollars; 
it’s not really backed by anything"

The Drifter; How To Vanish, 2011-01-17
BitCoin – The Best Financial Privacy Is Here... Probably
http://www.howtovanish.com/2011/01/the-best-financial-privacy-is-here-probably/
"Bitcoin is a fiat currency."

John Caton; Journal on Terrorism and Security Analysis, Syracuse U, Spring 2016
The Digital Dye Pack: Confronting CryptoCurrencies and the Modern Terrorist 
http://satsa.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SU-Maxwell_SASTA_Journal_bb.pdf
"Crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, or Litecoin 
are not supported by any physical commodity, making them
a “fiat currency,” much like the dollar, euro, or peso."

Quinn DuPont; PeerProduction upload, 2014-04
The politics of cryptography: bitcoin and the ordering machines
http://peerproduction.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DuPont_draft_submission.pdf
"Bitcoin is a fiat currency, like many others (electronic or not), and
requires human belief to sustain value."

Kevin Drum; Mother Jones, 2014-02-25
Bitcoin Is a Fiat Currency, But That's Not Its Big Problem
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/02/bitcoin-fiat-currency-thats-not-its-big-problem
"Bitcoin, after all, is the ultimate fiat currency: just a
bunch of ones and zeroes on a computer with no intrinsic value."