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Bitcoin Is Crumbling In China On Unconfirmed Reports Of A New Central Bank Ban
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileThe report, highlighted by Coindesk.com editor Emily Spaven, is unconfirmed.
But an unnamed source told her, “PBOC, in no uncertain terms, directed third-party payment companies not to do business with bitcoin exchanges in China.”
Evidently those companies were not included in a Dec. 5th PBOC ruling barring financial institutions from processing Bitcoin.
Prices are down 14% on the Mt. Gox exchange to $770.