Mainstream getting up & running with propaganda countermeasures.

https://www.ft.com/content/b5d66ed8-d1b3-11e6-b06b-680c49b4b4c0

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603295/why-bitcoins-1000-value-doesnt-matter/

The structure of Bitcoin means that if a small number of users hold the majority of the currency, as is the case with these Chinese companies, then they are able to veto changes to the underlying technology.