Quantum prediction...
It's not a big leap to realize that a state actor like the NSA is going to be the first to crack crypto with Quantum computing.
It's also not hard to imagine what kind of chaos undermining bitcoin would cause at this point.
Estimates range as high as 40% of Bitcoin wallets are parked/inaccessible; which creates an artificial bottom price because literally it can never be completely panic sold, there always appear to be a solid bottom...
What if... a state actor were to gain access to all those parked wallets and suddenly try to dump them?
China could use the chaos to try to push it's own Yuan as the new stable reserve Currency...
The US might do it to make the dollar appear stronger than any alternative...
Russia would do it to sow Chaos...
Iran/N. Korea might do it for a fast buck that dodges sanctions...
Israel would be attacking Iran's crypto mining sector...
This story is likely just the tip of the iceberg in terms of state manipulation of cryptocurrency.