btc is popular for its value and fast transaction
though u can send to other accoutn without knowing ur personal identetities and also it can transfer to whole world just a moment

there is no dount that btc is the future of all transaction in the world
may be all paper money will be vanish in coming era for the cause of btc

do u have the link of the news??/
i want to read the news
if its true than it will be very much risky