Will you be paid in Bitcoin?

• Position: MONEY - Brief article

Could a mysterious Web currency someday replace dollars? Bitcoin, the digital-only currency whose early investors include the Winklevoss twins (who played a role in Facebook's founding), is starting to gain traction around the world. Controlled by neither banks nor governments, Bitcoin was invented in 2009 partly in response to the worldwide recession. The digital currency is less prone to inflation, making it popular in countries like Argentina, which has an unstable currency. Bitcoin is bought on an online exchange, then stored in a "digital...