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Electrum is a free software (MIT) light Bitcoin wallet. It supports the Trezor hardware wallet.

The financial crisis has led to a widespread loss of trust in financial intermediaries of all kinds, perhaps helping to open the way towards the general acceptance of alternative technologies. This paper briefly summarises the crypto-currency phenomenon, separating the ‘currency’ issues from the potential technology benefits.

The French Ministry of Economy and Finance has said that, while bitcoin is not officially recognized by the state, revenues generated from digital currency transactions are subject to taxation.

I just found this project, which is described a.t.m as a learning project.

Is there a more serious, open source Bitcoin exchange? I'm aware exchanging BTC for fiat money can be quite complex, and might not fit an open source model, but an exchange specializing in crypto-currencies shouldn't be that complicated to setup, so I think there is room for an open source one.