The amount of BS in that article really annoys me:
The company said that “these pending consolidation transactions had a low gas fee,
There is no "gas fee" in Bitcoin! They do all they can to make Bitcoin sound like their shitcoins.
The company emphasized that users could still withdraw bitcoin on other networks
There they go again, that's a lie. It's never been possible to withdraw Bitcoin on other networks, and it will never be possible. There's only one Bitcoin, and there are countless shitcoins designed to scam people out of their Bitcoins. The sooner people understand that, the stronger Bitcoin gets.
Currently our faith in Bitcoin has gone downhill, the raise of interest rates + global rising costs / inflation would hamper lenders like Celsius and Tether (USDT) could be next
None of that has any power over Bitcoin. Bitcoin is fine, and long-term, a great hedge against inflation. But only if you keep it in your own wallet, so don't "lend it out"!
Short-term, central banks seem to rule the economy nowadays, but long-term, their money only loses value.
Take note it was Luna that started this downfall, and now Celsius, and if Binance becomes next then what would the future hold?
Luna gambled. Celsius (which I didn't know until yesterday) gambled. Binance should be earning a lot of money from facilitating trades. If they're gambling, they deserve to go under.
What if Tether (USDT) becomes $0.95 again (it happened when Luna crashed) and then it keeps on going south?!
If you don't trust a centralized company to keep up their promises, don't use it
Bitcoin is a great creation, but so was LibertyReserve, e-gold and probably others that no one has heard of ...
Bitcoin is fine. You seem to confuse it with all kinds of things people build around Bitcoin to make themselves rich.