Hi,
There are two different things here:
1 - The price is decreasing. And that's quite logical. First because it is still the begining of the year and that is what bitcoin prices do in January. Then, we have seen many announcement from several governments, trying to implement legislations preventng (or limiting) the use of bitcoin. Many people are worried, many others think that bitcoin is already dead.. Consequence: logically, the price descreases. Just wait a bit, you will see it rises back, as people buy bitcoin since the price is low.
2 - You are right, more and more governments are making statements, speaking about bitcoin. Mass media tend to talk about it whereas even only a year ago it was a shadow geeky thing. Now, everyone (well, a large part of the population) know about bitcoin. At least about the name and what it represents. Of course, many are sceptical BUT even though most people still don't show interest in it, the community is growing enough to worry government. Due to technical progresses, bitcoin has nothing to fear from the law which slow to implement and even slower to adapt to changes. However, the fact that regulation exists is great. It proves that bitcoin can be indeed a threat to central control. And that's great!
So yes, you are right, the situation is quite new. And it is quite a great news!