O moneda de schimb decentralizata si experimentala care exista din 2009 pare sa castige din ce in ce mai mult teren – francezii au autorizat o casa de schimb pentru bitcoins sa functioneze ca o bank sub legislatia franceza.
Bitcoin has no central issuer; instead, the peer-to-peer network regulates Bitcoins’ balances, transactions and issuance according to consensus in network software. Bitcoins are issued to various nodes that verify transactions through computing power; it is established that there will be a limited and scheduled release of no more than 21 million coins, which will be fully issued by the year 2140.[7]