>For whatever reason, this year was a turning point. There's a few reasons for that. The banking crisis in Cypress The opening of BTCChina The

>For whatever reason, this year was a turning point. There's a few reasons for that. The banking crisis in Cypress The opening of BTCChina The US Senate hearing on Bitcoin The explosion of price caused by the above caused it to be in the press, which acted as a positive feedback loop and caused further explosion of the price.