I wonder, why I have never seen any "digital currencies" -or similar- entries to their yearly updates.
Also wonder where they would put Bitcoin on their model.
Because for the most part they are funded by corporations wanting research about other corporations products. If enough Gartner subscribers or CIO's start talking about BitCoin they will start covering the market space.
It would be cool to see a Gartner Magic Quadrant (TM) with BTC, LTC, etc. on it, but the number of asterisks on an annually updated report would be insane right now...
Velocity will have to slow down a bit, maybe in 2014 we will see something.
I know a few analysts, I'll put a bug in their ear.