No surprise - whether connected or not, does anyone think that governments are going to turn a blind eye to this avenue of financial exchange? After all, the amount of revenue governments are missing out on via taxes is growing. Further, how much money do they see as being “laundered”?
One can't help but wonder if arms manufacturers aren't benefitting from bitcoin shielding the transfer of goods. Also, what about governments and corporations that transferred wealth to ISIS?
I'm deeply suspicious of the motives of governments, globally, for allowing bitcoin to last this long. One can't help but think that shielding certain transactions from public scrutiny was more important than was tax revenue which was lost.