The date should have the format 2013-05-09 to match the other articles in the press section and to conform to the press section guidelines.
Only watched the first half, stopped once they got to the [they will have to issue more if it becomes popular].
Bitcoin absolutely does not have a central authority and I am quite sure that there never will be one because it is that property that makes so many people interested in bitcoin as a long-term store of value. To change this would cause bitcoin to cease to be bitcoin.