[Matt_Mickiewicz]

"May" = pointing out a possibility vs. making a prediction.

Ken Griffin "may" find a $10 bill on the street today. He "may" see his stock portfolio flash crash 30% this week.

Why is this even news?

[elsewhen]

The mainstream audience is trying to get their heads around this new asset class and when reputable and respected members of the financial industry say anything about cryptocurrency, it is likely to get a lot of pageviews.