>>I think there is no question this is a bubble. Most of that rise happened in the past few months. Only financial bubbles produce movements like this. > >13 bucks to 100 bucks in two months. Yeah sure LOOKS like a bubble. It still seems a bit odd though because from what I understand only about 1/4 of the bitcoins are even in circulation. >http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/78-percent-of-bitcoin-currency-stashed-under-digital-mattress-study-finds/ >To me it seems more like manipulation than a bubble.