Do you have some Bitcoins burning a hole in your proverbial pocket?If so, you can now buy a sports car from Lamborghini, who has become the latest retailer to accept the digital currency.The luxury car group's Newport Beach dealership in Orange County, California, sold a Tesla Model S Performance yesterday to an unnamed customer.The current list price for a Tesla Model S start from £49,900 in the UK ($110,000 in the U.S.), which is around 81 Bitcoins.Lamborghini Newport Beach yesterday sold this Tesla Model S electric car to an customer who paid in Bitcoins WHAT IS BITCOIN CURRENCY?Bitcoin is a distributed peer-to-peer digital currency that functions without any central authority, such as the Bank of England.The currency was launched in 2009 and is traded within a global network of computers.Bitcoins can be bought with near anonymity, which supporters say lowers fraud risk and increases privacy.But critics say that also makes Bitcoins a magnet for drug transactions, money-laundering and other illegal activities.A Bitcoin investor, Norwegian Kristoffer Koch, recently made more than half a million pounds after he forgot he bought £17 of currency four years ago.The sale marks an ongoing acceptance of Bitcoin among retailers as its value continues to rise.

Last month the currency passed the $1,000 (£613) mark for the first time since it was introduced in 2009.The price of Bitcoins have since risen in the past several weeks with the price currently at $1007 (£616).fabio bitcoinMany retailers already accept Bitcoins, but up until now, they have largely been smaller companies.litecoin mining legalAnalysts claim the demand for Bitcoin follows increased awareness about benefits of the currency and a drive to move it into the mainstream.buy a litecoin mining rigThe digital currency is increasingly being treated like gold, with some investors using it to hedge against currency fluctuations.Unlike traditional banking, Bitcoins can be bought with near anonymity, which supporters say lowers fraud risk and increases privacy.However, the Bank of France warned today about risks related to the digital currency, adding its voice to growing concerns about the unregulated, online money.Bitcoin is not backed by any central bank or government, or by physical assets.bitcoin discarded shares

.The Bank of France said the price of Bitcoin in legal currencies was inherently volatile and users may find it difficult to convert to real money.The Chinese central bank has also warned financial institutions on today against trading Bitcoin, which has proven particularly popular in China.bitcoin kurs aktuell'I think bitcoin is definitely going mainstream,' said Bitcoiniacs co-founder Mitchell Demeter.cours bitcoin 2014'I think as things progress, and the infrastructure is built, it will become easier for people to buy and sell' Bitcoin was launched in 2009 and is traded within a global network of computers.Its release is tightly controlled in a process of 'mining', mimicking a central banking system's control over the minting of money.A Bitcoin investor, Norwegian Kristoffer Koch, made a huge profit, after forgetting he bought £17 of currency four years ago.He recently found out he was sitting on a small fortune now worth more than half a million pounds.bitcoin moneda global

Silk Road, which allowed users to trade in illegal drugs, required transactions to be made using the virtual currency Bitcoin Bitcoins are stored in encrypted wallets secured with a private key.gh/s bitcoin wikiMr Koch had forgotten his password but when he eventually remembered it he was stunned by how much they had jumped in value.bitcoin core wallet fileDespite concerns, the virtual currency is gaining hold among businesses such as Lamborghini, a key step to a bigger role.‘I think it's definitely going mainstream,’ said Bitcoiniacs co-founder Mitchell Demeter.‘I think as things progress, and the infrastructure is built, it will become easier for people to buy and sell, and so more people will start using it.’Ewald Nowotny – REUTERS Nationalbankchef Ewald Nowotny hat am Montag seine Kritik an der Cryptowährung Bitcoin bekräftigt.

Bitcoin sei "nicht ungefährlich, weil es zu einer Bubble kommen kann", so Nowotny.Das könnte sogar zu einer "Verunsicherung des gesamten Geldsystems führen, obwohl Bitcoin damit gar nichts zu tun hat", sagte Nowotny am Rande der Volkswirtschaftlichen Tagung der Nationalbank in Wien."Psychologisch ist das ein bisschen wie die Tulpenblase in den Niederlanden", so Nowotny, der Paralellen zwischen der Bitcoin-Begeisterung und dieser ersten großen Spekulationsblase überhaupt sieht.Tatsächlich beschäftigen sich die Notenbanken inzwischen sehr intensiv mit dem Thema Bitcoin und der dahinter liegenden Technologie Blockchain.Nowotny bekräftigte auch seine Kritik an der "Intransparenz" von Bitcoin.Langsam zeichnet sich auch ab, wie die Notenbanken mit dem Thema umgehen wollen.So planen mehrere Zentralbanken schon ihre eigenen digitalen Währungen auf Blockchain-Basis, etwa die Bank of England oder einige asiatische Notenbanken.Im Unterschied zu Bitcoin soll das Vertrauen in diese Währungen nicht durch energieintensive Computerarbeiten gewährleistet werden, sondern durch das bereits vorhandene Vertrauen in die bestehenden Institutionen der Notenbanken."Eine