France has recognized Bitcoin as a currency
As reported by Les Echos, Bitcoin now has the official status of money in France. BTC was acknowledged by the court in a decision regarding cryptocurrencies in late February but was made public only now.
Les Echos now expects this decision to improve the situation with Bitcoin transactions and boost BTC liquidity.
French court calls Bitcoin a currency
The aforementioned verdict was made by the Commercial Court of Nanterre – BTC was acknowledged to be a fungible intangible asset, similar to a fiat currency.
A lawyer Hubert de Vauplane from Kramer & Levin says that this decision now permits Bitcoin to be legally used as money. So it should spur the number of Bitcoin transactions in France – lending, trading, repo, etc, and, thus, turn the crypto market into a more liquid one.
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The initial legal case
The court made the decision while working on a dispute between French crypto exchange Paymium and English investment firm, BitSpread, dealing with crypto.
In 2014, Paymium lent BitSpread a certain amount of BTC. When Bitcoin Cash emerged in 2017 as a result of the hard fork and all BTC holders received BCH on a 1:1 ratio, the question emerged whether BitSpread should return to Paymium the BCH it received as well.
Significant reach
“The scope of this decision is considerable because it allows bitcoin to be treated like money or other financial instruments. It will therefore facilitate bitcoin transactions, such as lending or repo transactions, which are growing, and thus favor the liquidity of the cryptocurrency market , “ says Hubert de Vauplane, lawyer specializing in Kramer & Levin. Les Echos
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