We now have the reason for this afternoon's sharp swoon in the crypto-space: as the telegraph reports, the UK is launching a crackdown on Bitcoin "amid growing concern it is being used to launder money and dodge tax."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-03/reason-bitcoin-sudden-plunge-revealed-uk-plans-regulatory-crackdown-cryptocurrencies

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.