I have to say, I am also beginning to be fed up with the Chinese idiots. Having them gone from cryptos would be a major blessing. Whenever there is finally a fucking upward trend, its just ruined by some artificial random drama, so everybody goes into retard mode and panic sells again so they can buy low. I thought this should be cleared up after that idiotic bitcoin fork drama, but it seems they always find some new ways to fuck up the crypto-economy, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING REASON FOR IT. NOTHING WILL CHANGE. BITCOIN WILL NOT CHANGE. It's just freezing up your stuff because you have to bag-hold again for another month or sell with losses. This is just one of the reasons why it is not reaching the average people, because of this artificially-induced volatility. No conservative investor is interested in this shit, no matter the potential. Having this issue solved would actually be a huge upward trend for crypto-currencies and would inspire trust and confidence instead of boring FUD, which seems to happen every 1-2 weeks now for no reason.
well, to be fair its not just China; these weak ass orderbooks and general low liquidity (im talking for larger positions) contribute a lot. there really isnt any place for panic whales to crash, and when they do, the whole market sees it.
this is more the result of straight up manipulation (i think whales are exaggerating the news). the markets simply arent capitalized enough to not be subject to being manipulated. you are exactly right this is why no one (institutional investors) take bitcoin seriously. the volatility makes this always a risky bet, and the lack of price basis means when it does crash, there is nothing to predict how low it will go, and what conditions will be needed for the market to recover.
maybe regulation isnt a bad thing. but if we hadnt ran the price up to these fuck all levels, we wouldnt be at this point yet. the price outgrew the technology.