I wish there were no threats.  I wish the only news of the day were what you read at Good News:
 - http://www.goodmood-news.com

But this is the real world.  There are real threats to be aware of.  They do exist to some degree.  They are the reason Bitcoin isn't already at $29,870 per BTC rather than just $29.87.  This thread asked what could stop bitcoin and I was just putting out some possibilities.