The people in charge are no smarter, and no more prescient, than average. Their only salient ability is that the can convince people to put them in charge of things.
The world is run by the Pointy Haired Bosses. There is no big picture, they're making it up as they go, and they're just as panicky as the next guy. That's the secret: The rulers are just people. They fuck up. And when they do, millions starve.
That's maybe right, it might only be a question of damage control and securing assets for survival of government as the only objective.
Damned, we have the choice between buying stale bread with gold or Bitcoin if that scenario plays out, there is no clear way of hedging you family against this. (Being a survivalist in Europe is considered crack pot un-cool). BTW I have public obligations for distributing disaster relief in my community, so I can't stuff my family in our car and take off.
Food prices are going up this year in Europe, thats for sure, We have had floods and a lot of our food comes from southern Europe.
A lot of European Primes have had "talks" with China the last year about trade agreements, borrowing and mutual investments. Thats good from the perspective of international business being the best assurance against war. However tensions are building (not only with you Americans and your governments small games with Iran and North Korea). The UK is making deals with China and Russia. Russia have a gas export pipeline through Iran. Chinese military is training for a large scale ground ww3 scenario!
This global recessions helpfull understanding between the continents, can in a second transform into the last mad dash for resources.
And the price of Bitcoin is going to the moon. And so long that is going on, people are keeping their coins on Gox, maybe not the wisest choice, from the perspective of bank siezures?