Perhaps the crypto community needs to aggressively fight back against those FUDs being spread in mainstream news media by perhaps entities that have interest in corporations that may be severely disrupted by cryptos as it becomes more and more mainstream. But then again, it will be good to balance out against the hypes around cryptos -- such that those who cannot handle the FUDs shouldn't even be entering the crypto-market.
How can we fight back? We cannot buy the words and decisions of high ranking officials like the large corporations can. We cannot manipulate news stories or even just own news outlets outright. The only way we can fight back is by being resistant and doing the little that we can.
We cannot fight back. Right now markets can be manipulated without legal ramifications simply because the space is not highly regulated. With more regulations, more stability will come. One obvious example is CNBC spreading fear about the price dropping a few weeks back, and then a few weeks later, touting the total market cap can reach 1T by years end. They most definitely have some investments and are manipulating via their network.