Anyone work in the financial sector here?

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Would be very interested to get some opinions on how the 'real' financial world is/will react to BTC and others: the investors and companies privately and officially...

Are they even aware of whats going on? Are they 'quietly' investing on the side? Are they figuring out a way to get officially involved in order to crush or regulate/profit from it?
Maybe they have a plan, but are waiting for a time when they can get stuck in but dont want to freak the market out or they want to ensure max profits (like holding off until the price is at $500) then stamp it out...

Anyone have friends in the financial world or are themselves in it and have some feedback for me?

Thanks!