Are Bitcoins legit?

The concept of a global, digital world economy has futurists anticipating in glee and conspiracy theorists storing gold in their bunkers. With all of the ups and downs of Bitcoin over the past few months, is it ready to become a mainstream currency?

Bitcoins have been around for a while now and recently, this virtual currency has been making lots of headlines. In fact, people are starting to wonder if Bitcoins are the future of money.