Misleading headline. When my neighbours and I in the conservative German village where I live start using Bitcoin, then we can say it has "gone mainstream".

Also, why would any of us want: "Theoretically, people and businesses can engage in peer-to-peer online
exchanges of assets, money and information in a way that removes the
bankers as middlemen." ? I want something that works, not a fancy theory about what might work if, if, if...

The Hype continues.