Not Your Ordinary Bubble
Bitcoin (COIN) (OTCQX:GBTC) has surged by over 50% following its roughly 20% correction a week ago. The resilience of the cryptocurrency is remarkable as BTC continues to hit new highs seemingly each day. With prices up by over 2,000% in the last year alone, people are often equating Bitcoin to former bubble like phenomenon, the Nasdaq Bubble, Tulip Mania, and other hype induced crazes throughout history. However, is it possible that "The Bitcoin Mania" is only in the opening stages of this historic run? If so, how high could the price go? And what if Bitcoin is not in a bubble at all?
What Bitcoin Is
Bitcoin can be considered many things, a store of value, a digital commodity closely resembling a digital version of gold, a speculative trading instrument, a form of currency…
BTC The Store of Value
With a roughly 2,000% increase over the last year, Bitcoin has become an enormous source of value as well as a store of wealth for people who own BTC and believe the digital commodity will keep appreciating going forward. These individuals are different from speculators, as they own their bitcoins with the expectation that BTCs will be worth a lot more in the future.