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Fun fact : there was a "The Good Wife" episode years ago in which this is issue was basically discussed in court. There the judge ruled bitcoin as a currency a

• aninhumer 10y ago
  The Good Wife is one of the few shows I've seen that does tech right. That episode in particular was an excellent example of balancing technical accuracy and artistic licence (e.g. the creator's alias is "Mr. Bitcoin" instead of Satoshi Nakamoto). A lot of shows that do their research seem to feel a need to show it off by having nerds spouting word salad, which while completely accurate, is not something anyone would actually say.
• goodcanadian 10y ago
  I'll admit to not reading the article, but I would not be surprised if a real judge ruled that way almost as fast. It seems to me that it doesn't matter what it is (pieces of paper, bits of metal, whatever); the important point is what it is used for. I suspect that cigarettes or bottles of laundry detergent would also be considered currency in a money laundering case if that is the purpose that they served.