I think the negative implication of that information is misleading in some ways, for example, ICO investment getting lowered on statistics can make the investors discourage as the number of investment is getting down, they might not going to invest again. What we need is to showcase all the positive information that is correct and true.
I think these type of information are actually what they use in creating panic sell in order to make investors that will fall their victim sell their coins to them at a lower rate while they buy and sell at higher rate.
I dont think it should discourage any intelligent investors has this has always been their way of practice, we need not to panic with all these fake news that holds no weight, we are too smart now and too experience to play into the hands of whales after what they did to us in the last bitcoin bull run which they even still did several time in the bear market.