If the rumour was true, Bitpay would not have made an announcement saying that it was false. A company making such a massive false statement could be held liable for many damages.
Perhaps.
Didn't stop all the false reassurances right through the financial crisis though did it.
More likely than not, these rumours are false, in which case I would have jumped out the pool before I needed to....
....but am I bovvered?
I am no poorer or richer than I was a couple of hours ago.