In 2014, the European Banking Authority defined virtual currency as "a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, nor necessarily attached to a fiat currency, but is accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of payment and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically".
2014年，欧洲银行业管理局定义其为“并非由央行或政府部门发行的，也不必要与法定货币相关联的一种数码形式的价值，但是它作为一种支付途径被自然人和法人所接受，并可以电子地转账，储存和交易。