I am also into Bitconnect and what is happening is that they are shutting down the lending program because it is the one attracting the attention of those in the government and those people who are looking at it as a ponzi scheme. However, the whole project is still alive since it is definitely also another coin or cryptocurrency plus they can introduce new projects later. The value of BCC collapsed when the announcement was made but it is now recovering due to the fact that BCC has built a sizable community and many of them are into trading BCC. The debate whether BCC lending program is just another ponzi or really into cryptocurrency trading is now moot and academic. Certainly, this development can affect the many copy-cat programs and can make this so-called 'lending' programs not anymore that attractive. One thing for sure, had there been no cryptocurrency (its own BCC coin) involved here then the whole thing could have been gone days ago. It would be interesting how this whole project will recover or will eventually go to nothing. Let's see.