It almost seems like they are just going for the excuse of "Oh woops, it was an accident. Some of our researchers got sick and spread it" instead of it being released on purpose as a bioweapon. Still though, we have the "gain of function" research..."why were they even doing these experiments in the first place?" So maybe the blowback is unavoidable and it will be perverted against as like everything else.
Crypto is like a nuclear bomb. Not inherently evil it just depends how it's used... Just like any powerful new technology. It's not the cryptos you should be afraid of, it's the central bank digital currencies.