These people are not the agents of a new age. Rather, they’re trying
to get into the upper levels of the old, hierarchical system.
When Charlie Shrem of BitInstant was arrested, these people jumped in on the side of the ruling elite, saying things like:
We were only passive investors in BitInstant, and
we’ll do everything we can to help law enforcement. We fully support any
and all governmental efforts. We want to ensure that money laundering
requirements are enforced, and look forward to clear regulation being
implemented on the purchase and sale of bitcoins.