They are recognizing it because crypto currency is a bankster's cashless/ rf chipped society wet dream.
If that was the case they wouldn't have let the source code out which allows for all kinds of anon varieties. I do see what you're trying to say though, just not likely in this case.
We'll see.
The asic scams .. the hoarding of the coins and hashpower .. all scream false flag/hope event, to me.
I see your point also Hippie.
i think BTC's biggest problem as stated is its immense concentration , people will deny it but , it is fantastically concentrated.
the "old school" of economics can not comprehend such a concentration , and thus can not resolve it , that and they , have no idea what they are talking about ...
this is BTC dirty little secret , further exposure will air some laundry , it will be rough.
as for the "NSA made BTC" i really doubt it , and if they or any variant agency did ? one has to stand back and say , why ?
it has to be the mother of all unintended consequences, this .... {i don't even entertain such ideas , the probability is literally too low}
the world will broadly split along Crypto accepting - and Crypto Resistance lines.
some of these lines might be literally as simp0le as looking at a politically "neutral" nations Tax laws, generally the simpler, closer to say a flat tax, the more likely they will accept. as there are "pick up" benefits.