Lots of money can and has been made and it can also be lost in a heartbeat, gamble what you can afford to lose without going to the poor house. And remember that you only make money if you sell not because the price is rising. But relying on something you have no control over put you at the mercy of those than can control, for example the goverment decides its going to stop because it is cutting into the countries dollars and they shut you out of your Bitcoin... Then what