I really doubt BTC is on their radar. The market cap is really to small for them to bother.
Add to that their arrogance and old world, old school paradigm keeps them oblivious to the true change going on "beneath" them. They're aware of bitcoin but I'd wager enough of them see it the way Warren Buffet sees it - child's play that's a fad, probably dangerously risky to lose "real" fiat money for "fake" imaginary money. They shrug it off and go on about their business...and then one day they will be kicked in the teeth over the strange devaluation in their banks...less money's flowing through...less accounts are opened...and most of their fiat is being exchanged for "imaginary" money...so their only recourse from there is to start fear mongering and threatening and flexing.
While some people will cower because they can't function without someone else telling them how to think, the majority of people who have long since recognized the value of their wealth in bitcoin will dig in and refuse to comply.
Gonna be interesting times.
are upon us!
One of the most interesting things about Bitcoin is not knowing how soon the fiat system will get dramatically more unstable, but we do know it will happen eventually.
...to start fear mongering and threatening..The mainstream media has a strange approach to Bitcoin. The seeds are planted for strong future negative propaganda, but at the same time I sense Bitcoin is actually being promoted by the media. (For example) Many news stories have called BTC "anonymous", when it's not even true. That "mistake" might be intentional.
Want proof of "massive" BTC promotion by the media?
Look at the USA Today symbol: Bitcoin appeared both in print (front page) and on their website:
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