Look at the prices US is just over $2400 but it's $2700 in Japan, $3050 in India, and $3150 in South Korea. source India pulled most cash so people needed a substitute and started using bitcoin. Stores in Japan started accepting bitcoin and price there shot up. Companies are using bitcoin in South Korea for remittances so even if people aren't using it directly it is being used. That use gives it demand and that gives it higher value. USE AS CURRENCY == VALUE