Here's a traditional market chart showing USD vs BTC since the beginning of Bitcoin. Salient features: enormous bubble a year ago, and many months of stability

Here's a traditional market chart showing USD vs BTC since the beginning of Bitcoin. Salient features: enormous bubble a year ago, and many months of stability at $5 before the recent runup. http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#tgSzm1g10zm2g25zv http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/mtgoxUSD#tgSzm1g10zm2g25zv