Sure, they acknowledge it to be on par with WoW points. They can't stop people from bartering with it, just like they can't stop people from bartering with chic

Sure, they acknowledge it to be on par with WoW points. They can't stop people from bartering with it, just like they can't stop people from bartering with chickens or eggs. What the central bank has done is shut bitcoins out of the formal Chinese financial and banking system. Which means it is an interesting digital phenomena but definitely not a currency.