Still, by 2019, Bitcoin outperformed even the best stocks, and last year, new cryptocurrency funds and futures attracted investors while the global economy slowed.
What makes Bitcoin such an attractive investment right now? Thanks to its practice of keeping a finite supply and reducing the rate of new supply every 4 years, Bitcoin is seen as a safe hedge against US inflation.
With the potential for wild success attracting more and more people, the energy needs for maintaining the system will only grow with time.