Per this site, btc seems to be coming back, with more volume on upticks and more buyers than sellers.
https://btc-e.com/exchange/btc_usd The .gov may want to control or kill btc, but first, just like a rabbit, they have to understand and catch the rabbit.
At the current rate of growth, in a short time, the rabbit may be so big it might want to catch .gov.
The comments from policy makers show a lot of ignorance about btc, and the math explanations are totally beyond them.
TWB