[lightedman]

"the worst case scenario"

"The network could be severely throttled for weeks"

That's exactly what would stabilize it instead of it having the wild multi-hundred dollar swing it's experienced essentially since inception. It's the wild hashing power China currently holds right now that's giving it the dominant influence over the currency. Reduce the dominance, spread the risk, stabilize the currency.

This is like a basic lesson that was taught in the TV series "Reboot" with Dot Matrix vs Captain Capacitor - Diversification.