It marks a notable move by China’s official mainstream media taking effort to bring blockchain to the public’s attention, and devoting to create a clean market and favorable environment for blockchain industry.
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http://news.8btc.com/chinas-state-media-launch-blockchain-channel-to-bring-it-to-publics-attention
this could be huge for the future of bitcoin in China
People's Daily Online is not just another newspaper,one has to understand that unlike western media,what is published in chinese newspaper
is basically,the voice of the ruling communist party of China,they do not publish something that is not going to be implemented in the future
so,the goverment sees bitcoins as a very promising,perspective financial instrument
I think this is a signal for both the businesses and general folk
that they haven't found a way to regulate it yet,but the ban on ICOs and exchanges is not forever