whatever the new bad news is, will be such a mind fuck.
Apart from if sha-256 is broken or 51% attack successfully forked off another blockchain, anything else is not worth paying attention to.
i'm sorry, i'm not keen on the mining end
what does breaking sha-256 impart on the value of btc? wouldn't it make it more difficult, therefore more rare/valuable? preach...
Bitcoin is built on SHA 256. If someone manages to crack SHA 256, Bitcoin is over.
*edit*. It is currently believed impossible to break SHA 256 with current technology and math skills. 20 years from now - who knows.