> This defense seems doomed as money != a specific government-issued currency. According to the statute in question (and also the Uniform Commercial Code), it

> This defense seems doomed as money != a specific government-issued currency. According to the statute in question (and also the Uniform Commercial Code), it is. The statute reads, in part, "Money,” in its common use, is some kind of financial instrument or medium of exchange that is assessed value, made uniform, regulated, and protected by sovereign power." Also: ... the Uniform Commercial Code defines money as “a medium of exchange *currently authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government...” I think they have a good argument. While Bitcoin is certainly "money-like", it does not appear to fit the U.S. government's current definition of "money".