摘要：Bitcoin is a new kind of money，which means a digital currency which can be used forcommercial purposes.Over time, the trade has evolved from barter to the use of the precious metalsas money, then to the coins with intrinsic value and to the symbol coins and later to the use of theelectronic money, reaching at present to a virtual curency,created and used through the internetnetwork.Bitcoin promises to its users getting high returns under condifions of low risk arising fromtransactions carried out instantly,without intermediary bank and almost no fees. At this moment,Bitcoin is still an experimental new currency, but in the future it can offer an alternative to previouscostly systems and it can increase online business access to developing countries.
