The Power Brokers of the world only know how to operate by mastery of competition & faith...the 2 outs from the problem

A cooperatively constructive process that absorbs major attacks against it & just works?... well I don't think that aligns with their worldview at all.

That leaves a big power gap going forward that, given the less-than-popular reception to bitcoin, may take a very long time to fill in. "Opportunity of a lifetime" is not hyperbole here; it's an understatement.