That's how I found out about the bankruptcy filing this morning - while dropping my daughters off at school, this was actually being discussed on the "morning mash up" (sp?) show which plays the top 40 hits.  The hosts were dying laughing that people would actually get into something like bitcoin, and how dumb we all are - the subject quote was theirs'.

Unfortunately, that is how bitcoin will be perceived for a long long time to come.  Very few new buyers will come into the market, but then again probably only a few will exit because the die-hards like us aren't selling because we already drank the kool-aid.  That's why the price is staying where it is.  But instead of exploding into a potential alternative currency that people will actually use, with a large liquid market cap, we are now likely doomed to be nothing but an afterthought for many many years to come.

Thanks Mark.  For this I also blame, to some extent, Satoshi for not coming forward.  Although there was no requirement in any way to do so, it would have been a perfect opportunity to save bitcoin from the malaise that is coming, and to get rid of and diversify some of his massive 1.2 million bitcoin.  One person or group should not hold that much bitcoin.  I look at Satoshi's massive bitcoin holding as a rainy day fund for the cause.  This was the time to use some of it, and still would have left him with around 500,000 bitcoin.  Maybe he tried but Mark would not give up the company or control.   I hate to be a pessimist but this was disaster for bitcoin, of which the after effects will be felt for many years to come.