They're only all talk for now and hopefully they don't walk those talks because a ban on the apps and websites that we use to do trading is going to spell doom especially for those in countries that have a really strict countries and invasive towards the privacy of their people. We just hope that this cycle of FUD stays the same because a change for the worse isn't any fun for everyone except those that will benefit from what's to come next.
But as I was just saying, people have been getting their Bitcoin hits using direct p2p trading, at least according to the few individuals I know, and this going on for years. It's believable too as I've been doing P2P in my native country (where there's just one reputable exchange that no one likes). And this is even outside an app or platform, using YM, Wechat, Whatsapp, forums, you name it -- there're people there vouching for each other and taking their Bitcoin trades direct.
Every time a government does this, people learn to go underground and learn to deal P2P. Indirectly, it leads to better rates and more education, and more direct onchain activity (as opposed to selling/buying offchain on another platform/app).
I'd say it's an unintended win for Bitcoin, with some initial inconvenience.
