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Paul Krugman has declared Bitcoin dead 6 times.

Every catalogued obituary from Paul Krugman, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $61,577.

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Dec 16, 2024academic

“Crypto Is For Criming”

On 2024-12-16, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Paul Krugman. Bitcoin was trading at ~$106,030 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Why I’m A Crypto Skeptic”

On 2018-07-31, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via NYTimes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$7,727 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is Basically A Ponzi Scheme”

On 2018-01-30, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Seattle Times. Bitcoin was trading at ~$10,035 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Is A More Obvious Bubble Than Housing Was”

On 2017-12-16, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$19,343 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is Evil”

On 2013-12-27, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via The New York Times. Bitcoin was trading at ~$747 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Paul Krugman: Bitcoins Would Have Been Considered Foolish By Adam Smith”

On 2013-04-13, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Huffpost. Bitcoin was trading at ~$93 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.