"Deciding on whether to invest in Bitcoins or not, should not be based on it’s USD-Bitcoin pricing valuation at the moment.  That number is no where near it’s real mark. Research Bitcoin, what it is used for, what it would do for society, and if you believe it’s going to be adopted, then invest in it.  Never purchase what you cannot afford to lose, and don’t take more risk than you are comfortable with. Decide how you want to invest in bitcoin as there are many ways to acquire it.  You can buy bitcoin, and ride it’s price value then sell it.  Many currency traders use Bitcoin Bots to handle their trades for them automatically.  You can buy a select amount of coins, and hold onto them.  You can try your hand at mining bitcoins and generate them that way. No matter what you do, Bitcoin is sure a fun and interesting thing to watch!