Yeah the only thing setting BTC apart was it became a cult like Apple or Tesla - but as we've seen, those are vulnerable to deflating for a number of reasons. Tesla's had a hard run and Apple may run into hard times as well with the trade war and tariffs if they can't get long-term exemptions. They've already been investigated by Congress for using schemes to avoid paying tax in the USA. And BTC has competitors like Tesla has so it's not invulnerable anymore. For right now, I think it still has a few pump and dump cycles left but it may not be forever.