(And I don't really agree... the longer we wait without news, the more the hype can diminish...)
Also, MtGox is still the uncontested leader in terms of volume:
http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/
eheheh, as I said, I like the Matrix and all that it represents.
Regarding no news and hype diminishing. Well, two points, if the volume dries up and the price drops I think many of us will just buy more shares at lower prices.
Point two - We are seeing infrastructure for BTC being built now. The VC money is only speeding things up. So, we are approaching a point where we don't or won't need
hype any more. We will be saving people money on transactions for starters. This is where the fun will begin.
And that is why BTC is so exciting, in part anyway. We are in so many markets. We are a store of value, like a commodity in a way. We are a currency, a payment system (of sorts), etc.
More reason to be careful with making too big of an exit. Even when one considers fear based news like "The FED is looking into BTC..."
Yeah, MtGox is still king, but I was getting at the outflow of money confusing the data, in particular over the last two or three weeks, or so.