Why China Should Embrace Bitcoin

<p>On today's episode, Garrick Hileman - Head of Research at Blockchain.com and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics - discusses Peter Thiel's recent comment "I do wonder whether bitcoin should be thought of as a Chinese financial weapon against the U.S."</p> <p><br></p> <p>Coindesk's <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/peter-thiel-china-weaponizing-bitcoin-politics">'Crypto Long &amp; Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin's Accidental Role in Global Politics'</a></p> <p>Coindesk's <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/coindesk-podcast-network/bitcoin-a-chinese-financial-weapon-peter-thiel">'Is Bitcoin a Chinese Financial Weapon? Peter Thiel Ignites a Geopolitical Debate'</a></p> <p>Garrick Hileman's <a href="https://www.garrickhileman.com/2016/01/why-peoples-bank-of-china-should.html">'Why the People's Bank of China May Consider Embracing Bitcoin'</a></p> <p><br></p>