Most of the ppl in Crypto (speculation) have a very short time horizon. A days action may seem like a lot.
They find it difficult to see the longer term picture. That is why there is so much conflicting opinion.
A view on price always has the caveat of a time frame.
Its not only that. There is always this menace that bitcoin will be crushed to the ground by speculators, banks and governments, and will never rise again. Everytime someone talks about "regulation" is always posed as a threat, even if it would mean only regulating exchanges to halt crashes like this.
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And that's why Ripple is a better investment.