Indian Reserve Bank Governor: Bitcoin is Fascinating
New Delhi Television Limited, one of India's largest TV networks, aired a show featuring an interview with the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan. The show, which was titled "India Forecast," gathered students from several local universities to ask the head of India's central bank various questions about the economy. Rajan said that Bitcoin "is fascinating." "I have no doubt that down the line, we will be moving towards primarily a cashless society and we'll have some kind of currencies like this which will be at work. For us at the Reserve Bank, this may happen in 10....
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