No bitcoin is not loosing its popularity, It is rather increasing its popularity.  Many of those who just invest as a result of low price is increasing the popularity of bitcoin. Though there is negative news about bitcoin in the media , Bitcoin will definitely pick up soon.Bitcoin popularity daily increases, this is unconnected with the low price of which many are using as an advantage to to invest in bitcoin. The period of the dip is just for a while, just hold on ,don't panic and you will definitely  reap the reward for patience and trust  in this cryptocurrency called bitcoin.