URL or it didn't happen.
I don't believe CNN made any such claim. Maybe an OpEd piece, but it would still be a shock.
CNN was one of the news outlets claiming that the sky was falling and the bubble was going to burst!
No matter if it is true or not, if this news reaches most of the people, it for sure can be a good thing for bitcoin, because, if a fake bad news can affect the market, then a fake good news can also do that. When people hear some bad news about bitcoin (mostly new people), they panic and start selling their coins immediately which affects the market too much if the people are too many, so if they hear a good news, they might start buying in bulks, and that for sure will have a positive affect on market as well.
I am imagining what would have been the state had we not got stuck in multiple FUDs this year.
Obviously. If there wasn't anything like that, maybe we have already been around that mark, but just because of all FUD, we had to see a drop in the price again, and all those panic selling by people was a boost for the situation to make it even worse.