Control of the money supply gives the ruling class a huge tool to use in manifesting their goals.

Things like btc or gold/silver dont give them the same level of control on a national economy which is why the minion class of banks are trying to control price and distribution of sound money.

I tend to think this manipulation being revealed to the public is a leading edge sign of something huge about to change in the world monetary sphere. Uncertainity and volatility are in the economic forecast.