This recent boost in Bitcoin is a pretty big deal, but I'm kind of worried because it happened so fast. A lot of people were saying 20k by the end of 2018, but it almost hit it this year just a couple days ago. It is weird thinking that just 3 weeks ago bitcoin was at $7000ish. This massive boom recently makes me worry that the market is being manipulated. Hopefully it is just demand and not manipulation. I just want bitcoin to remain healthy.
It's just markets being markets. During the 2013 bull cycles we saw supply dry up on the exchanges in a similar fashion. Lack of supply combined with mainstream media hype and a solid 2-year bull market? That's enough reason for a parabolic rally! The general theory with blow-off tops is "the higher it goes, the harder it will fall." It's hard to imagine losing the majority of these gains (like we did in 2011 or 2014), but I guess anything is possible. I'm definitely taking some profit off the table just in case.
The recent price of bitcoin has risen too fast. To be sure, it will have a big correction, and I hope to see it this year. If it continues to rise so rapidly, it is clear that the growth of the encrypted currency circle is very bad, because the market is full of speculation.
There is also the distinct possibility that the price curve is merely reflecting the S-curve of adoption. If Bitcoin really is like the television or the internet, then it's possible the price will continue like this until after the top of the S-curve (after mainstream adoption has occurred).
Satoshi once said that if Bitcoin caught on that they'd be worth millions....