It's going to be more complex and nuanced in the end. To quote you:

"We are now transitioning out from being an underground movement of cryptographically secured, financial freedom and we’re now moving into a time where big players have their eyes on it and those who are a part of it.

The big players that now have their eyes on it are also the very ones that will refuse to relinquish the control they currently enjoy. As the visibility of crypto increases, so to will the amount of energy the status quo expends to push it back. I'm inclined to think that they will eventually come into an uneasy equilibrium.