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AFAIK, it's ambiguous if governments consider BitCoin to be currency. I thought that's why BTC theft is problematic: as far as the law is concerned, nothing of value was taken, and at best you'd have to prosecute under hacking laws, not theft.

(I'm a BitCoin noob, tell me if I'm wrong.) :)

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In the UK at least it doesn't matter if you are paid in a currency or not (i.e. "payment in kind") - you'll still have to pay tax on it.

I'd be very surprised if that were true. BTC theft is problematic because the thieves don't get caught surely?

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