Price wouldn't be equal to technological innovation. This does not mean I am saying that Monero is better than Bitcoin Lightning or anything like that, but rather that it is not productive to measure the worth in price.

Most of the Bitcoin price in USD also comes from investors that use it to get rich quick, and from governments purchasing ETFs, and those big companies that hoard thousands of Bitcoins. I would say 5 - 15% of the buyers are actually purchasing Bitcoin for sovereignty.