[honestlyreally]

Not being that familiar with WoW, wouldn't it be classed as income more than speculation? These people grinded away at a game and earned "gold", now they want to convert it into a different currency.

Doesn't seem speculative for the people playing the game. Though for a trader it is.

Fail to see the difference between buy/sells on the company platform compared to a third party. Both could be used for speculation.

[everdev]

The difference from what I understand is an exchange vs a platform. A platform has utility, an exchange is investing. On an exchange you can trade one currency for another to ideally make a profit. On a platform you buy/sell as part of using the system.

[politician]

An exchange is a platform...