Re: Can gnucash add Virtual currency?

2017-11-08 Thread Alun Champion
I've setup digital currencies as regular commodities and haven't come across any particular issues for my use. Downloading exchange rates works, just set the Symbol to 'BTCUSD=X' and source `alphavantage' (with APIKEY), e.g.: $ export ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY=XX $ ./gnc-fq-dump alphavantage

Re: Can gnucash add Virtual currency?

2017-11-08 Thread Kurt Padilla
Here's how someone did it: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=29884.msg549693#msg549693 On Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 06:25 David T. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Technically, adding bitcoin as a security isn't the same as adding it as a > currency, which the OP requested. >

RE: Can gnucash add Virtual currency?

2017-11-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Technically, adding bitcoin as a security isn't the same as adding it as a currency,  which the OP requested.  Gnucash bases its currencies list on the ISO standard, which does not include bitcoin. That said, treating it like any other commodity should work, except that the ongoing valuation

RE: Can gnucash add Virtual currency?

2017-11-08 Thread 陳 志昌
It can be added in Security Editor as a user-defined currency. I know it's doable, but I never try this. Thank you, jctchen -Original Message- From: gnucash-user [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+jctchen=outlook@gnucash.org] On Behalf Of 林威儒 Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 12:37 AM