Yes crypto is for sure replacing fiat. Do you not find it odd the world governments are doing nothing to stop this rival to their fiat empire? This is the new government money. Your alive during the transition.
I think they are doing nothing about the rise of cryptocurrency because if they are to do something, it will only make people know about bitcoin even more. It's called the
Streisand effect (
read more) For example, them banning bitcoins or any crypto-related site in your country's ISPs (i.e. making all crypto sites inaccessible) will only raise more attention to the topic. There will be viral articles talking about it and people will ask themselves, "What is this cryptocurrency thing and why does the government doesn't want us to see it?" Hence, they are going to research about it.
People like being involved in something that's a little bit underground. So once crypto sites are banned in your ISP, you're going to use a VPN just to access the crypto sites. A normal individual will feel "cool" or whatever and do a further research about crypto. It's a lot more engaging now that it's not allowed.
tl;dr: They are preventing a phenomenon called the "Streisand effect". (
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