That and their close ties to drugs, terrorism, human trafficking, and tax evasion ...

...kept the banks afloat during the times before QE.

During that same time, the market cap of bitcoin wasn't enough to do any of that.

Only the largest banks could handle the throughput of money required for these activities. And, all the big banks have been fined for doing such.

I do not have any personal stories of banks, as i haven't approached one in years. But, i have seen banks become more and more unfriendly via friend's stories.