I would not be surprised if other countries have been pressured to institute similar programs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point
That is pretty absurd never knew about this until today or that some banks consider btc a "questionable" business.
Is it not that banks consider Bitcoin "questionable" it is that the government considers it "questionable" and banks can face stiff regulatory penalties if the government does not agree with what they do, even if what they do is legal.
Although the S&P is not a bank, they are facing a lawsuit for misleading the public about the safety of MBS, they are the only of the three credit agencies that are facing a lawsuit of this type even though all three gave the same general opinon however they were also the only credit ratings agency that downgraded the US government debt rating.