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1. a lot of currencies aren't as stable as US/EURO.

2. Cypto currencies could be used as a reserve currency http://btc-times.com/cryptocurrencies-will-become-reserve-cu...

3. could be used as a settlement system

Yea but none of those reasons explain the current spike, unless you think a nation is starting to build a bitcoin reserve and keeping quiet about it. That's a pretty out there theory on the spectrum of explanations for the current boom.

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