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18 U.S.C. § 2311 defines "money" in the context of stolen property as:

> the legal tender of the United States or of any foreign country, or any counterfeit thereof

Bitcoin has, at times, met this standard by being the legal tender of a foreign country.

[hananova]

Wait, does that mean that counterfeit money is legally money in the US?

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For the purpose of charging someone with a crime under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 113, yes.