Nice to see you haven't gone full aztec on us. If there is an intentional "rough consensus attack" going on, who do you think is conducting it?
Cui Bono. Who benefits? The State(s). The Banks. Silicone Valley. Wallstreet. The suspect list is long. It could just be manipulators who want to drive the price down so that they can buy on the cheap before a scaling solution is implemented.