I can easily believe that bitcoin won't be the one. While the conspiracy three letter agency/bank stuff doesn't turn me on, what could be a more perfect plan than planting the seed, prick the greed of a bunch of fractious techno weenies, let them do all the technical heavy lifting, kill it off themselves and then reap the technical benefits?
I see it more the elite inheriting bitcoin. im pretty sure some of the risk adverse wall street dudes are in this like they were early adopters. have to wonder if this (2017) isnt institutional investors picking the price floor up to crazy sauce levels (observe), before they let it drop where it may. this will take all the fun out of bitcoin; elite holdings mean gatekeeper legislation, and the coins being less distributed. will be great for the asset generally, and the price, but this will put a stake in the heart of btc as we know it.