In the course of its short life, bitcoin has 'died' many times. The fact that it reached $19K has definitely caught the attention of wider investing public, but given it's limited supply, its core value proposition (censorship resistance) and a horde of devout followers, I don't think it is going away anytime soon.

This chart hopefully puts things in their right context:

http://www.bitcoin2040.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BTC-price-history…