BTC is pretty antifragile so the price usually strengthens after FUD. I am extremely tired of this us vs them, and we must do this and that. Let the market decide, period. To short BTC is extremely risky and not recommended (because of its antifragile nature), and I doubt Bill Gates is​ going to short it. Gates used to be very bullish on BTC before, so I do not know what has​ changed. Has his best friend WB influenced him? WB has been notoriously wrong about everything technological which have both cost​ and saved him a lot of money.