LOL $50k
that's nothing. For an individual person, it's much money, but for the network, it's not. Bitcoin has over 1 milion user.. let's say that only every person makes a $1 transaction.. that's just enough to reach the $250 per coin.. and at this rate, it probably will

People hold it because they want money out and they don't hold it to pay constantly for doing so. So my thinking already includes you will be understanding what you currently don't ... (no priofit in BTC - only hidden costs attached by cheapening the coins with more coins)