China's Gold Purchases

    Why China’s record gold bet validates Bitcoin

    The People’s Bank of China just logged its thirteenth straight month of gold purchases, extending one of the most deliberate reserve-management campaigns of the post-crisis era. These purchases signal that the world’s second-largest economy is shifting deeper into sovereign-controlled, seizure-resistant assets. Against this backdrop, crypto analysts see the PBoC’s buying streak not as a bullish…

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    China boy swallows gold bean during ‘tongue exercise’, goes to hospital to relieve himself

    China boy swallows gold bean during ‘tongue exercise’, goes to hospital to relieve himself

    An 11-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed a 10-gram gold bean worth 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) by mistake was told by his mother not to relieve himself outside because it would be “too expensive”. The story has amused many people on mainland social media, where it quickly went viral. The incident unfolded in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, southeastern…

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