Happy 18 Millionth Bitcoin! BTC Scarcity Implies Large Price Rally

Mere hours ago (as of the time of publishing this), the 18 millionth Bitcoin (BTC) was mined.
As revealed by Statoshi.Info, a recent block brought the 18th million coin into existence, leaving three million BTC remaining out of the hard-capped 21 million coin supply.
While this milestone may seem irrelevant to those not involved in the cryptocurrency industry, the Bitcoin community has been celebrating this event, filling the Twitter feeds of cryptocurrency investors the world over.This Friday t