Bitcoin up ~300% from this day last year

How has your fiat performed in comparison? Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are still in their infancies, and are known to be very volatile. Arguments that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are purely speculative are ignorant. It is not clear what the exact value of cryptocurrencies are today, but it is a rich area of opportunity with this new technology. If you are selling your crypto holdings for a significant loss today you are going to be upset in a few years from now. For a little perspective take a trip back to the year 1995: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipL_CEw-fk