March 19, Beijing –Yi Gang takes over the helm from Zhou Xiaochuan to run China’s central bank (People’s Bank of China), nominated this morning during the political season of Two Sessions. Upon the nomination, bitcoiners and blockchain entrepreneurs are getting a clue that this newly-nominated PBOC head may be a bitcoin favorer according to his early public statements.
Early in 2013, Yi Gang, served as No.2 to incumbent governor Zhou Xiaochuan, has publicly aired his opinion on bitcoin, saying bitcoin has distinctive features and it is enlightening, and he, personally, will stay focused on bitcoin for a long term. While from the central bank’s stance, bitcoin would not be admitted legal for the near term.
As for bitcoin trading, he regarded bitcoin trading as an Internet-based buying and selling, and thus ordinary people have the freedom to participate in bitcoin trading.
And for blockchain technology, according to a report in 2016 G20 Summit, ...
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