Bitcoin was called "is dead" hundred of times but it has not been dead since 2009. After 13 years, no actual death for Bitcoin has been seen. Its network becomes bigger each year and price increases yearly.

About price, if you consider its yearly highs, it would be ups or downs but if you consider its yearly lows, the trend is more clearly uptrend. I see the yearly lows uptrend is a valid evidence that Bitcoin has been accepted more and has an organic growth in price. Another organic growth for Bitcoin is its trading volume.