That exponential growth means that crypto is the one that making a pressure, its not pressure on crypto like op claims in this thread. This grow affects current economy and that economy is fighting back, some people behind that are talking bad things about crypto, but pressure on them is growing as bitcoin and crypto are getting bigger and fatter. For how long can this system fight against crypto future? When I read news everyday someone new is in crypto or investing possibilities to join in some way, we talk about big countries and big corporations here, and millions of people! Current economy will need to make a change on crypto sooner or later, that change has to be made and everything is point in that way, who ever is smart enough can see that is what I think.
About the price we all know that everything is possible, but I predict uptrend in next quarters, slow and steady, with minor fall downs, nothing big, clear sky before a huge storm.