Aug 13, 2017 · What makes Bitcoin and other CryptoCurrencies go up in value? Francis Hunt, stock market trader and educator comments. PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS VIDEO SO WE CAN DO MORE! Is it hype, speculation The Meteoric Rise of Tesla: We’ve Seen This Before With ... Feb 04, 2020 · The orange line is the rise of Bitcoin in 2017 while the white line is the rise of Tesla in 2019. While the percentages aren’t the same, the trajectory is. The bad news in that is Bitcoin suffered a halving of its gains to start 2018 — when its price dropped to around $9,000 — and it hit record lows of $3,100 by the end of the year.