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I mean, it doesn't necessarily have to be this 4 companies. But I am pretty sure that there are some proxy companies, run by CIA, NSA and Mossad, behind it.
Recently I heard a broker saying in an interview, that the whole Bitcoin hype is just a step into a world without cash money. So putting your article, his saying and a bit of logic together, makes it very possible.

Good points. I agree