I pretty much agree with what you are saying : Governments (and central banks) would never voluntarily give up the control they have now, especially when a currency is being exchanged for one they have control over.
It is also interesting because bitcoin may be influenced by governments, but not issued by them nor central banks, which is already a fundamental difference in the battles that have come before.
The amount of time/resources that will be spent to try to control something that was never in their control (like kind of along the same lines as government measures in Argentina), nor under the control of any single entity for that matter, will be extremely telling. As far as I'm concerned the writing is on the wall… what is going on now is just the ongoing manifestation of what is to come next.
Not to mention that as more bitcoins are used/accepted by people in exchange for goods/services between individuals, governments will be and are increasingly being side stepped. It will be interesting to see this dynamic unfold more in places where (local) governments are becoming insolvent.
Bitcoin is in no position to supplant the USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, RNB etc, because bitcoin operates in between them now. And as more people loose faith in their respective currencies but still want ways to exchange between other individuals for goods/services, bitcoin will increasingly operate as well in a realm of its own.
It is also interesting because bitcoin may be influenced by governments, but not issued by them nor central banks, which is already a fundamental difference in the battles that have come before.
The amount of time/resources that will be spent to try to control something that was never in their control (like kind of along the same lines as government measures in Argentina), nor under the control of any single entity for that matter, will be extremely telling. As far as I'm concerned the writing is on the wall… what is going on now is just the ongoing manifestation of what is to come next.
Not to mention that as more bitcoins are used/accepted by people in exchange for goods/services between individuals, governments will be and are increasingly being side stepped. It will be interesting to see this dynamic unfold more in places where (local) governments are becoming insolvent.
Bitcoin is in no position to supplant the USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, RNB etc, because bitcoin operates in between them now. And as more people loose faith in their respective currencies but still want ways to exchange between other individuals for goods/services, bitcoin will increasingly operate as well in a realm of its own.