I want to elaborate on the points to get you to understand how bitcoin is here to stay.
Why are governments cracking down on cryptocurrency?
It is inevitable that cryptocurrencies are the future of payment. For the past few years, bitcoin has made it's mark as a medium of peer to peer decentralized payment system. It is fast, secure and cost less. The government crack down is because of control, not that bitcoin is not good.
Hacks.
Like the government, hackers are aware that people have moved their money into cryptos. Being a new technology that is evolving, there are so many loose ends and they are exploiting such. One of the reasons for government crack down is for exchanges to tighten security on the platform to guarantee assets are safe.
Institutional investors are exploring ways to come into cryptocurrency. Big names are creating departments to handle blockchain related issues.
These are not indication of a dying bitcoin.
That's certainly true, mate. Regulation can be a good way to enforce control within the crypto industry, to help reduce criminal activity and fraud at its minimum. Of course, there are some governments that consider Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as threats to their economic system. However, since most governments want to have power, they won’t allow crypto to replace them. Which means that if crypto becomes a high threat to them, they'll do anything to stop them.
In the case of hacks, they're inevitable since there's no such thing as a 100% secure system. This may affect the market for a short time frame, as panic spreads among crypto users (as well as hackers dumping their coins). For such situation, it's the user's responsibility to secure his/her crypto assets from hacks or theft. Despite this, the market seems to keep going down every day because of panic among investors. There needs to be some sort of regulation to help bring trust across cryptocurrencies, to be able to see an uptick or spike in price.
With the launch of Bakkt, I hope that things would turn out to become better for Bitcoin. The Lightning Network would also contribute towards an uptick in price, as it would enable Bitcoin to be used by the masses without interference (once a stable release is available to the public). Nonetheless, Bitcoin might survive as a cryptocurrency for years to come. The only thing would be its unpredictable USD value, which could be troublesome if you depend on Bitcoin as a source of income. Other than that, Bitcoin is still a functional and reliable medium of exchange unlike no other.