Don't tell me the IRS won't they will even following rules, if there is high amounts money/cash/gear whatever we/you/I call it, involved an I don't mean below 10k .they will expect it for 10 k buys an enforce more over that 3 k buy,the price doesn't have to go up because coins do, sigh .......to me that's just another excuse used to be Greedily or justify greed, that in the end will hurt all of us including the ones that cause it.
I think this is the problem with them accepting BTC/BCH for purchases. The assumption now is that everyone who is buying miners was part of the early days when BTC was less than $1000 so now that it is worth $10000+, people are swimming in 'money' and they will pay more for it. Add that everyone that held BTC got the equivalent in BCH made free money out of thin air! That allows them to take liberties with the supply and demand curve. The price is the price the market will bear and the push it up and people still pay it.