Cryptocurrency companies use 'backdoor' listings to ease into mainstream

Yes right, they bought up "JP Morgan" to get into the market too.

Uh no....

Some players, like Kodak, jumped onto the Blockchain market by saying they were now using this "technology" to generate interest in their stock (pump and dump style).

Others, such as this article says, are buying into established companies to do the above.

Some however, have researched the usage of the tech. found a particular use case, and applied it, and are promoting their efforts - regardless whether beneficial to their Stock or not. (It's just a trendy thing to be involved in).

Trusting Chinese for crypto is like giving money into a dogs mouth

Crypto remains a scam as a "currency".  Blockchain as a technology may be more useful.