After the activation of Segwit through Segwit2x which is about to happen, hardfork will take place in November which is quite far away to speculate anything about price. I didn't understand your point of splitting between Segwit and Segwit2x as Segwit2x is bringing Segwit. They aren't competing. As Segwit is about to get active, thus, BIP148 won’t trigger the orphaning of non-Segwit signalling blocks at all. Hence, no splitting.

Actually the dip was connected with the speculation of UASF which didn't has majority consensus and would had lead to chain split. Investors were scared of chain split because it would had created two coins with almost equal value and very less than what we have now. But as soon as Segwit2x got the majority and miners started implementing Segwit. The confusion got clear and now with no chain split investors are happily back to game.

I have been following the market from quite a long. What all I have learned so far is that during the time of extensive negative speculation as was in this case it is always best to hold Bitcoin and even buy More but never ever sell. Always these rounds of negative speculations have ended in nothing and rather opposite happens.

It is like a timestamp that hardfork will happen after 3 months after the implementation of Segwit2x. Segwit2x needed 80% miners support. So, it was like giving a chance to other 20% for running Segwit node. If there will be resistance from some miners there would be two coin because of scheduled hardfork. One more reason being Segwit2x was proposed as a mid solution that doesn't leads to hardfork instantly. This is the reason why it is being implemented successfully.

What better you expect from an exchange? This is indeed a good step by exchanges for safeguarding their users from possible chain split. It is already advisable to not withdraw Bitcoin this week. They are just taking an extra precaution.

Bitcoin value is driven by scarcity, utility, demand and supply. These all factors have made Bitcoin an ideal investment. For me I value Bitcoin as an investment. Bitcoin helps in growth of my money than its inflationary counterpart fiat. Bitcoin has provided this world an alternate form of currency which has many use cases and will soon be readily accepted everywhere.

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Yes, mixing service is really boon for bitcoin and its anonymity. Due to excessive trades on exchange, most of the funds flowing are traceable but mixers especially Chipmixer helps in retaining real mean of bitcoin by providing anonymity. 
Being free of cost, Chipmixer is undoubtedly the best mixer I have seen till date.

Added to that there are many factors which make Bitcoin an excellent investment.

1. Scarcity of supply : Firstly, bitcoin still has a relatively small number of total coins in circulation. Because of how bitcoin is designed, a certain number of bitcoins are released every ten minutes until the maximum 21 million are in circulation. That point will only be reached in 2140, so volatility is a key feature in bitcoin’s early years.

2. Becoming mainstream : Bitcoin is at present the number one cryptocurrency. It is getting mainstream media coverage and more people are getting into it. Thus, demand is increasing. Added to that various countries are making bitcoin legal.

3. Instant Access : You don’t need to tie up your money in long term plans in order to make a profit. As a form of money itself, this is an investment you can access instantly at any time – including dipping into it to buy your groceries at the local supermarket.

4. A Hedge Against Currency Risk : For people living in countries with high inflation or the risk of devaluation, digital currency can provide a good hedge against currency risk.

5. A Safe Haven from Bank Crises : Money in the bank is not as safe as it used to be. In Cyprus savers saw a one-off levvy taking a massive ‘haircut’ off the value of their nest eggs, whilst the people of Greece are suffering extended limits on the amount of cash they are able to withdraw from their accounts. Not only does digital currency provide a safe haven from these risks, it also allows you to profit from the increased interest generated when things like this occur. The same goes for government capital controls, with consumers in many authoritarian regimes already using it to get around oppressive legislation.

Exactly, I don't think there is any much fear left of UASF or UAHF as majority of miners have already signalled Segwit2x and it very well be activated. Bitcoin will go back to its natural growth but this time hopefully with more momentum.

Regarding Coinbase I don't feel there is much possibility of UASF or UAHF is left. Glad to know Coinbase is warning its users to safeguard their Bitcoin. But I don't think there is threat left of chain split. But taking precautions is always good. It is better to hold your private keys for the time.

Yup, AlphaBay's shutdown sent traffic flooding into the smaller Hansa marketplace. But that new traffic of tens of thousands of users was unaware that Dutch police had already taken control of Hansa, giving them the ability to identify and track buyers and sellers. The Hansa market also got shutdown after that.

With 93% + Segwit2x implementation. There is nothing to fear about Aug 1st. UASF will do nothing now and can be ignored. Segwit2x has successfully brought Segwit. Everything is back to normal. Now lets see what will happen after 2x hardfork that is scheduled after 3 months from the day of Segwit implementation.

Definitely the launch of ballistic missile is concerning, but from a military point of view, it's ridiculous that North Korea threatened someone who has so many orders of magnitude greater power than them. It's not a traditional military type deterrence scenario. They would never be able to deter the US — their technology is decades behind US, probably many decades.

I suppose they think this is about regime survival, that they have to demonstrate these capabilities in order to survive. That’s the only way I can understand their motivations for putting so much time and money and energy into missiles.

The vast gap between the very rich and the very poor is not easily ignored. Qatar’s rapid growth is being driven by a continuous influx of labourers, mostly from South Asia.

Qatar, a country with the size of Estonia and 2.6 million population (mostly foreign workers), is rich because it owns huge Natural Gas reserves (14% of the world capacity) and modest oil capacity compared to OPEC members. But wealth is not equally distributed.

Finally, everything is back to normal with 80%+ miners running Segwit2x. A positive wave and so the price. Bitcoin is touching new heights now. Thus, media coverage was inevitable. Bitcoin is finally becoming mainstream.

No, they weren't rumours. Segwit2x will now successfully be implemented. Hence, no chain split. Chain split wasn't a rumour either, it was also a possible scenario if Segwit2x wouldn't have activated. But, the good news it Segwit2x is activated and now we will see only growth of Bitcoin. Enjoy the price now. Bitcoin will grow with fast pace now.

Bitcoin has provided this world a completely different outlook for monetary system. We always have believed that centralised system is what required in financial landscape. But Bitcoin has broken that boundary and is touching heights because it has given an opportunity to everyone to control their own money. It is just the beginning for Bitcoin. Still it has to conquer many parts of world. Many countries have already understood the potential of Bitcoin and have implemented it in their system. I see a bright future for cryptocurrencies. They are the future of money maybe not in the way we see them today (possibility of development is always there).

New traders easily fall for FUD created by speculations. Always happens in the volatile market like that of cryptocurrencies. With miners started implementing Segwit2x, the air is getting clear and will prevent the chain split. Everything is going come back to normal finally after months of speculation.

I agree that Chinese mining pools control maximum of the Bitcoin network’s collective hashrate. But I doubt if it is in the best interest of miners to have 51% attack on bitcoin. They are the one who are earning through it the most. Why would they try to end it. But if they all came together for the attack then yes Bitcoin is at risk but I fail to see any reason for that. The thing that bothers me the most is if Chinese government tried to ban Bitcoin or exchanges then, there would be a problem.

I fail to see any relation between the movement of bitcoin and dollars. Most of the time we see Bitcoin rises in both the cases whether dollar rises or falls. Bitcoin as a currency or investment has its own driving factors and being an international currency leaves dollar to little significance. Thus, dollar rate hardly matters.