Michael Lee
2012-12-10
http://www.zdnet.com/bitcoin-exchange-gains-backing-from-french-bank-7000008533/
Paymium, the company running Bitcoin-Central, has entered into a partnership with payment processor Aqoba and French bank Credit Mutuel Arkéa, enabling it to create accounts to hold the bitcoin currency.
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This, coupled with its new partnership, means that Bitcoins would be subject to the same protections as Euros held at the Credit Mutuel Arkéa bank.
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Bitcoins with the same protections as Euros? Hmm.. still some confusion about this development it seems.