Feel for you mate, I myself used to use bitcoins back in the days when it was under 10 dollars when it hit 14 i wanted to get a loan for 14000 my partner now wife thought i was mad an absolute idiot... well we would be multi millionare now.
Moral of the story who cares who backs u if u have a gut instint go for it no point wondering what if. Just never spend more then u can afford and just sit back enjoy the ride and become rich few years down the track.