Massive trolling and smear campaigns? Sounds a lot like whats going on here. Read what Ed Snowden leaked out about how the US and UK governments have trolls and shills paid for with govt money to cause chaos and other things in cryptos. 

http://21stcenturywire.com/2014/02/25/snowden-training-guide-for-gchq-nsa-agents-infiltrating-and-disrupting-alternative-media-online/