If the news author's exact quote is correct, then Gavin did use the word "dangerous" to describe Bitcoin. If Gavin didn't mean this, then he should learn to choose his words more carefully.
Jornalists like to create drama. I think Gavin was referring to bitcoin being "dangerous" for ordinary people who are not comfortable with computers. We know how easy it is for new users to loose coins to hackers and scams.
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Doesnt take a genius to work out what he meant. He is referring the hands on side of buying, selling and storing not the underlying technology or principles.
Unfrtunately it will make for bad PR