As Bitcoin becomes more and more a part of the system it was designed to overthrow—because people would rather see 'money go up' than stick to its original cypherpunk manifesto and bake in privacy at a protocol level (as Snowden has been cautioning the devs to do for years).
Similar to election cycle gas price manipulation, I am confident that this ATH bull run was not an accident.
I am reminded of the parade scene from Batman, where the Joker attempts to lure the citizens of Gotham by throwing money at them in a sinister plot, just before he gasses everyone.
https://file.nostrmedia.com/p/4eb88310d6b4ed95c6d66a395b3d3cf559b85faec8f7691dafd405a92e055d6d/cfe016cd1d300dfe3adac4cc42ee7d01e2686d1dd98b6771f5db5137296bcf1f.mp4
Don't get me wrong, I am a Bitcoiner. It has proven to be an historically well performing commodity/asset, and has certainly been a benefit (mostly on an individual level) in countries with high inflation or unstable currencies.
However, I have the awareness to see what is happening—and I am not alone in this sentiment—which is why I also believe in and USE #Monero—a true privacy-focused digital CURRENCY.
