, I think the big difference to other crashes in the past is that this time it is very much in the public spotlight so it's going to take much more to come back from this.
Could go either way. Either the increased attention means it stays down for longer, or less time. We're about to find out. I can well believe an awful lot of people forgot about BTC completely after 2013. That certainly won't be the case this time around.
Never underestimate how rapidly things can turn if people sniff dollars. Memories suddenly become conveniently short.