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This is an even greater hurdle to overcome now that spending a Bitcoin is a taxable event. According to the IRS, precisely which Bitcoin you spend has signific

This is an even greater hurdle to overcome now that spending a Bitcoin is a taxable event. According to the IRS, precisely which Bitcoin you spend has significant consequences. Without fungiblity, Bitcoin is not a practical currency.

2drew3 13y ago
Great point. Hopefully, IRS will reconsider and treat BTC as a currency.
mrkent 13y ago
Applications that will automatically keep track of these events are on the horizon. The cryptocurrency industry is still in its infancy.