Governor of PBOC Says Chinese Central Bank Won't Be Banning Bitcoin
Oh, look. Another day, another story about China. Today, reports indicate that the governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) - the Chinese central bank - has no intentions of banning bitcoin. Despite the fact that their hasn't been talk lately of an outright ban, there's been chatter about banks discontinuing relationships with bitcoin exchanges. "It is out of the question of banning bitcoin as it is not started by central bank," Zhou Xiaochuan was quoted as saying, according to CoinDesk. "Bitcoin is more a kind of tradable and collectible asset, such as stamps rather than a payment....
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