whilst miners still mine and at a cheapest cost to mine being say above $8k. and those not able to get that cheap mining cost are willing to buy at $8100
those miners wont sell for less than cost and those buying will buy for more, causing a price rise
so if mining costs go up the baseline 'value' goes up(periodic low)
as for the speculative price(periodic high). no one can predict when or how much it will be. but as long as their is baseline value that increases then the price will increase.
And how many mining firms have gone bankrupt , because at the end of the day,
No one really has to buy bitcoins, as they can get by without it.
Let's Say , a Company makes a Car out of solid gold worth $1 million dollars.
People need a car and some people use gold, but no one needs a car made out of gold.
So no one buy it, no matter how scarce the supply.
Bitcoin lost it's niche years ago, and miners will just go bankrupt, there are no guarantees the price can keep going up.
And the past 2 years show a downward trend , ie: the price bubble popped.
im not guaranteeing or suggesting bitcoins value would increase to say 100million loaves of bread.
im just pointing out that while miners still mine and create the baseline value support. that bitcoin can grow
im also pointing out that again on a bread value comparison bitcoin might get a lower bread value of under 100m loaves and higher than 8000 loaves. no one can tell how many loaves it would buy. but that loaf value might be equivalent to $100m due to fiat inflation
also im just pointing out that over the last 2 years the value has been on a 2 year flat-upward trend.
you seem to be standing at the top of the $20k mountain looking down rather than standing at ground level looking up