Since everything is rumor right now there is no telling where NEO will end up. I definitely think the hype that the Chinese will select NEO is why the currency is surging. With anything the Chinese implement, they need to be able to control the crypto market in their country. If they can't control it then they will attempt to insert their own influence over it to gain control. Internet was the freedom of information and crypto is the freedom of wealth. The Chinese have tried everything in their power to control and exert influence over the internet in China and will attempt to do the same to Crypto.