I am aware that Bitcoin is not the same as the myriad of altcoins. Faith in the cryptocurrency market as a whole can affect all prices, and that's half the poin

I am aware that Bitcoin is not the same as the myriad of altcoins. Faith in the cryptocurrency market as a whole can affect all prices, and that's half the point. Besides, it's only been what, not quite 10 years since the first Bitcoin implementation, and there's still plenty of ongoing work. I'm sure the developers take their job very seriously, but even so, there's no promise of impenetrability this early. Maybe in another 10 years. Volatility induced by technical failures in the cryptocurrency market should be just as concerning, particularly when people expect / expected the price to stabilize following the surge in price in 2017.