“so they can establish an EFT or derivatives market.”
Wow! How many layers of abstraction would that involve. Take a virtual currency, then create derivatives, ....” It’s liken nothing to the Nth power.
It is simply the logical extension.
An extension that would provide virtually NO RISK if plays out.
Now would be a good time to pull out the nuclear weapons if the authorities (community) of Bitcoin had them. Or, perhaps they could have simply used them as a deterrent to prevent these kinds of thefts.