Who/what else will be brought up to demonize Bitcoin in 2017? The excuses will grow and grow in 2017. Get used to hearing about China, Russia, racism, Trump, and much more when haters scream about Bitcoin. Do haters want people to be stuck in the "work for Target" paradigm?
The Reason story- http://reason.com/blog/2016/12/16/government-fears-bitcoin-will-be-as-awes
The Newsweek article- http://www.newsweek.com/2016/12/23/virtual-currencies-bitcoin-being-monitored-us-government-532063.html