论网络货币的法律性质

On the Legal Property of Internet Currency

网络货币是伴随网上交易而产生的一种全新的支付手段。目前,对于网络货币的法律性质尚无一个统一的观点,代表性的观点是商品说、代金券说、电子货币说和货币说四种,这几种观点存在着一定的片面性;各网络服务商发行的网络货币不是电子货币,也不是新型的货币,而是一种准货币。正确认识网络货币的法律性质,对于促进网络货币和网络经济的健康发展具有十分重要的意义。

Internet currency is a new means of payment which has emerged together with internet transaction. At present, there isn＇ t a unified opinion about the legal property of internet currency and there are four representative ideas ： merchandise theory, ticket - for - money theory, electronic currency theory and currency theory, which are all one - sided to a certain extent ; the internet currency issued by intemet service provider is not an electronic currency, nor is it a new currency, but it is a quasi - currency. A correct understanding of the legal property of internet currency is of great significance to promoting the healthy development of internet currecy and internet economy.