Thanks Hive account@luisitonews. Please clarify what you mean by "Providers have reassured users that their funds are safe ... ". Who are these providers? Are they the custodians of the coins' private keys?
One wonders whether there is underway a coordinated move by the controllers of the crypto-to-fiat bridges. Do you have any additional evidence on this issue?
There are related articles here: and here.

Too many articles have been written suggesting that those who have become "rich" with their bitcoins can find easy pathways to converting those riches into money that buys goods and services at the current bitcoin prices, IMHO.