"At the heart of Bitcoin is the global network of mines and miners, from the United States to China to the former Soviet Union, who run it. These people not only process every Bitcoin transaction. They also play an outsized role in governing the system -- for better and for worse."
"Trust Disrupted is based on the book Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper. Produced by Stateless Media, it is an exclusive TechCrunch series that offers an in-depth look into the how and why of bitcoin. "
Bitcoin has been under attack. Check out abovetopsecret.com they have an article showing data from wikileaks where the US govt and China are working to eliminate the internet we currently use to eliminate the threat of btc to fiat money. Scary stuff!!!
After searching that site, I couldn't find that particular article you mentioned. Indeed scary, though...