http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-bitcoin-price-20170905-story.html
http://time.com/money/4927041/bitcoin-bubble-robert-shiller/
I'm sure there are more I'm missing... not making any conspiracy claims but it's interesting that they're all these came out today. The third one is just laughable... of course bitcoin doesn't have the specific advantages of gold that pertain to gold being a physical commodity.