But since when bitcoin has been "money" as acknowledged to any official sense? As far as I can tell, it hasn't. That was my point: if bitcoin isn't currency or

But since when bitcoin has been "money" as acknowledged to any official sense? As far as I can tell, it hasn't. That was my point: if bitcoin isn't currency or money then it's just trading bitcoins like trading any goods, be it fur, cars, or other supplies. So the case really isn't about bitcoin but someone who took money from illegal sources and washed it clean. And didn't report that income, obviously. That's fine. The interesting part would be to have in prosecution something bitcoin related that doesn't apply to other goods. And in that case it would be interesting to see why the same would not a problem if the parties were trading something else than bitcoin.