I'm with you there -- I just don't see the actual value as being worth that much. Stocks, bonds, commodities, government-backed currencies, they all have clear value other than their speculative value assigned by the current craze of the time. Bitcoin of course has some value, but $6,000 for one unit is certainly inflated. And what's worse, its value fluctuations make it unlikely to be used for what it was designed for: paying for things.

At least with a stock you are a part owner of the company, and you get the rights inherent with that.