This is the issue I have with all the bitcoin 'counter arguments'. They all revolve around tulip mania/fad status, yet a good number of the detractors admit to

This is the issue I have with all the bitcoin 'counter arguments'. They all revolve around tulip mania/fad status, yet a good number of the detractors admit to and acknowledge that the gold standard is no different. If nothing else, Bitcoin is a media war. All the hype/nay-saying is revolving around non-stories and buzzwords. Just because Bitcoin/cryptocurrencies are a fad doesn't make them automatic failures. They are most certainly a fad, the question is if this fad will remain or wash away.