That's true because of the jobs bitcoin offers for many user made a wider community, making a more used coin than other, it keeps spreading non-stop so no wonder why the price go high like this days, dominating and focusing on its purpose making people believe and buy coin. Nevertheless for some who don't have much money the transaction fee is a pain in the ass and in fact gamblers starting to hate using it because of the transaction value, but for those who is using it for its real purpose which is to transfer money from on to another using internet with less hassle it is a good deal.