As a result many individuals are beginning to see Bitcoin as a safer investment than its counterparts.
It's true that more individuals and corporations are getting involved and adopting btc for one reason or the other, but mind you that it doesn't still make Bitcoin a 'safe haven investment', nor does it take away it's volatile side, Bitcoin is on a very interesting spike atm, and I hope most of the newcomers to the network wouldn't fright when there's a minor fall in price.
Bitcoin is still driven purely by speculation, but it's the type of thing that is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If enough people believe it is a safe haven investment and a hedge against inflation, then at some point it actually does become true. Perhaps that is why the maximalists are so rabid on this message board, it's a matter of willing themselves to be correct if they can force enough people to believe what they believe.