# Gavin Andresen
# 2010-09-21 17:41:46
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1263.msg13623#msg13623

I believe that the statement: "bitcoin is new kind of money" passes the @p{(link}duck test@p{link)}. @p{par}

Bitcoins function as money (they're a unit of account, a medium of exchange, and a store of value), and if PayPal started allowing Bitcoin transactions tomorrow I'm certain they'd treat them as Just Another Currency. @p{par}

If you like, call it a commodity, but I think all you'll accomplish is confusing potential users who might think they'll end up getting pork-bellies delivered to their porch if they don't get rid of their bitcoins. @p{brk}