If you are not guarding your independence as a human with extreme paranoid caution, then you are almost certainly already a pawn.
The revolution begins with a spark and rallying cry such as Paul Revere's famous call-to-action.
You've just made such a statement. Risto has a lot of pull if he chooses to use.
Btw, I am not bearish on Bitcoin as a speculation. That is not what I am talking about about. Bitcoin is a place for large capital to sit. I am talking about fledging sparks, e.g. Monero (but not only that one).