it's been awhile since i've posted in this thread, and this question has no doubt been asked/posted and answered already. But, hope you can understand why i'm not going to even go back 1 page in this thread to find the answer 
how come the btc price hasn't really been affected since bitstamps news came out?

how come the btc price hasn't really been affected since bitstamps news came out?
Maybe it is affected - by being paralyzed. Stamp was the leading exchange (for some) and when it stopped trading people were confused and now want to buy or sell near the last known price.