Virtual Currency
The term for cryptocurrencies in European legislation. By definition, virtual currencies are digital representations of value, neither issued by a central bank or public authority, nor necessarily linked to a legal tender.
They are used as a means of payment for buying and selling goods or services and can be transferred and traded online. They are also used in practice for investment purposes. Virtual currencies are not legal tender and are not e-money as they do not represent common legal tender currencies in digital form.