⸺ For developers ⸺

The API

Everything on Bitcoin's Dead is available as open JSON — every obituary and every milestone, priced. Free, no API key, no rate limit, CORS-enabled for browser use. Licensed CC-BY-4.0 — use it anywhere, just credit bitcoinsdead.com.

GET/api/obituaries

Obituaries

Every documented declaration that Bitcoin is dead, with publication, author, quote, the price on the day of death, and the multiple to today.

{
  "count": 472,
  "currentBtcUsd": 73954,
  "obituaries": [
    {
      "date": "2017-09-12",
      "publication": "JPMorgan",
      "author": "Jamie Dimon",
      "headline": "Bitcoin Is a Fraud",
      "priceAtDeathUsd": 4163,
      "priceTodayUsd": 73954,
      "multiple": 17.76,
      "canonicalUrl": "https://bitcoinsdead.com/obituaries/..."
    }
  ]
}

GET/api/events

Milestones (Vital Signs)

The canonical timeline of pivotal events — protocol upgrades, market tops, regulatory turning points, collapses, sovereign adoption — each with the price at the time. Includes a `pivotal` flag.

{
  "count": 290,
  "currentBtcUsd": 73954,
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2024-01-10",
      "title": "SEC approves spot Bitcoin ETFs",
      "category": "regulatory",
      "pivotal": true,
      "priceAtEventUsd": 46100,
      "multiple": 1.604,
      "canonicalUrl": "https://bitcoinsdead.com/timeline/..."
    }
  ]
}

GET/api/stats

Summary stats

The lightweight headline numbers — total obituaries, top publications and authors, current price — without pulling the full dataset. Powers the embeddable widgets.

{
  "totalObituaries": 472,
  "currentBtcUsd": 73954,
  "topPublication": { "publication": "...", "count": 12 }
}

⸺ Notes ⸺

Try it: curl https://bitcoinsdead.com/api/obituaries
Caching: responses are cached ~5–10 minutes; the current BTC price refreshes on the same cadence.
Also available: /llms.txt (LLM-friendly summary) and embeddable widgets.
Attribution: link back to bitcoinsdead.com — facts are public record; the editorial summaries and slugs are ours.