All crypto coins are fundamentally the same thing, easy to create or fork, and not backed by anything permanent like a government, so the value of them should approach zero over time. There's nothing supporting BTC's price, and I'm of the mindset there are shenanigans occurring to keep it afloat.
At current scale of operation and amount of money changing hands Im surprised we dont hear about rival groups hiring mercenaries to disrupt competitor mining operations. Couple millions should be enough for a team to go in, burn down a warehouse full of mining gear and blow up a substation or even full power plant for good measure.
generally, people don’t want to risk going to jail