Didn't you hear?
Some guys grandmother lost it all

But China did play a roll in this, take China out of the equation and the panic, FUD and idiocy would have been directed somewhere else. But without China in the equation the effects would not have been as drastic.

Or did China literally have no part in this, and I am misunderstood?

'I told my grandma to put all her lifesavings in Bitcoin because you guys said'

I'm new here, but can we see more of these?
Really hoping this is a joke because that is the funniest thing I've read today.

If this isn't a joke, I hope for Bitcoin rise for your Grandmothers sake and the sake of your pride/heart

It isn't really the Economics of China, rather the example of Bitcoins volatility due to the ban that may be used as the example.
This itself may play a roll in future decisions perhaps. I'm not sure exactly how, I guess this is why this discussion was started.

Would other countries even care about any of this?

I don't believe other countries/governments will see this and think 'China is doing that, that means we will too'... But lets be fair, China is a big fish overall (not just in the Bitcoin community, but in all aspects across the globe).
When other countries sit down and talk about this, surely they will use China as an example of the effects 1 country can inflict on Bitcoin and use that to show its true volatility.
Understandably another 1 country following suit wouldn't hit as hard as China has, however the Domino Effect could hit even harder.

As this is purely speculative, I'd like to just hear your thoughts on the matter.

Recent Lurker of this bitcointalk, first time poster... Got a few coins here and there. I did look to see if that had been answered before publish... Apologies if this is not in its correct location/has already been answered

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