Osborne to explore Bitcoin role

[Pete]

Not sure about this one - from the BBC news:

The government is to explore the role that digital currencies such as Bitcoin could play in the financial system and whether they need to be regulated.
Chancellor George Osborne has set out measures he said would make Britain the "global centre of financial innovation".
Bitcoin is not controlled by a central bank but is growing in popularity.
Other measures include plans to make it easier for businesses to get loans from sources other than banks.

Funny that after all the bleating about bitcoin by the big banks.

Also, is it not hypocritical to "make it easier for businesses to get loans from sources other than banks" - they weren't so fussy about accepting millions of pounds of taxpayers money when they brought the whole thing crashing down around their heads with their bad practices?