Bitcoin is a bit of a joke - laughable. Whoever puts their (real) money into it is risking a total loss because there's no real value in a Bitcoin, or any other cryptocurrency. All they have going for them is scarcity ("only 21 million Bitcoin will ever be minted") and hype, and the price is mostly determined by hype. Nothing lies behind a Bitcoin, neither governments nor assets. You pay out thousands and have to wonder what it's for. Comparison with tulips and the dotcom bubble are apt; caveat emptor!