Farm Boy
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So China likes bitcoin now?
A state-run newspaper in China has published a front-page story hailing bitcoin as the first successful application of blockchain technology.
The praise marks a significant shift in Beijing's stance towards the cryptocurrency and comes as the country prepares to launch its own digital currency.
Monday's edition of Xinhua went into detail about how bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology works, describing it as "one of the hottest topics in recent years".
The Xinhua article was not wholly positive about bitcoin, claiming that the semi-anonymous nature of the cryptocurrency meant it was used for illicit activities like money laundering.
"People can freely transfer money through bitcoin without having to verify various identity information... However, this feature also makes bitcoin widely used in illegal transactions," the article states.
"Currently, the most important use of bitcoin payments are black market transactions and 'dark web' transactions."
It's acceptable once you can control it. If you can control it better than cash, it might be mandatory. Applicable to here too.