They tried being against cryptocurrencies. They tried every method and are trying every method to curtail the growth of crypto. Doing this they looked like desperate losers. Right now i think this is a damage control that they are doing. Or perhaps may be worse. Mat be they are trying to do something sinister.
Looks like they have found that most of the people are looking into crypto because of blockchain technology. So, may be they are trying to make some attempts to separate block chain from crypto currencies and make people start hating the cryto currencies technology while suggesting that they love block chain technology.