o noes bitcoin is down a fair chunk. @wildshark does that mean ion lost a lot of value since exchanges use usd or is ion now being rated by satoshi until btc rises again? @korvas maybe you can chime in too since you insist on using usd too.
@o0o0 I'm having a hard time with figuring out what question you ask me. The Bitcoin coin being down effects the satoshi rate for all alt coins (ION coin) that are being valued at the Bittrex exchange. At the Coinbase exchange the Bitcoin is being valued with dollars... This will change when BTC balloon bursts, the exchanges will support use of ETH for the value to compare. Coinbase exchange all ready supports the market with ETH/USD trading. See the chart below for the Bitcoin down a fair chunk.
Current snapshot of History of ION Market

All I see is heavy ION volume over last month... signs of a healthy market
Current snapshot of Brittrex exchange
