This COVID-19 really affects the cryptocurrency, I don't think that the source link is saying the truth that it doesn't affect the dumping of the bitcoin because it really is. When COVID-19 spreads all over the world the price of the bitcoin also starts falling so I think it is somehow related to the price drop of different cryptocurrency because of being affected of some players, investors and traders, some of them are being afraid of the virus so they converted it into fiat to buy some goods and stuffs that they will be needing to survive for the crisis.
I didn't click on the link, However, what do you mean that crypto is crisis resistant?
Have you seen the price of bitcoin going as low as $3800 during the panic selling about two weeks ago? So how can we leverage crypto or bitcoin itself against this pandemic? Everyone is affected, stocks, commodities even precious metals such as gold. So there is no such thing as resistant to this crisis, everyone is really affected including crypto.
Well said mate, even though we know that cryptocurrency is volatile, it can be still affected by the virus, no one can escape the effects of the crisis that we are now facing.