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Academic has called Bitcoin dead 112 times.

Every catalogued obituary from the Academic category, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $72,667.

Apr 9, 2026academic

“He Predicted 2008 Crash — Now He Says Bitcoin Could Collapse To Zero. Should Crypto Investors Worry?”

The Economic Times · Steve Keen
At death
$71,117
Since then
×1.0
Feb 9, 2026academic

“The $126K ATH May Have Been The Final ATH”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$70,121
Since then
×1.0
Nov 19, 2025academic

“Bitcoin Has No Future”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$91,466
Since then
-21%
Nov 16, 2025academic

“So Much For Bitcoin Being 'Digital Gold'”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$95,557
Since then
-24%
Nov 4, 2025academic

“Bitcoin = A Highly Speculative Asset With Zero Fundamental Value”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$106,541
Since then
-32%
Oct 20, 2025academic

“The Bitcoin Time Bomb Is Ticking”

UnHerd · John Rapley
At death
$108,667
Since then
-33%
Oct 14, 2025academic

“Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin's Recovery Is A 'Dead Cat Bounce' While Gold Makes Another All-Time High”

Yahoo Finance · Peter Schiff
At death
$115,265
Since then
-37%
Jul 28, 2025academic

“Prior Speculative Gains Don't Qualify Bitcoin As A Store Of Value”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$117,924
Since then
-38%
Apr 10, 2025academic

“The Financial Crisis Of 2025 Will Kill [Bitcoin]”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$80,714
Since then
-10%
Mar 25, 2025academic

“Should We Compare Bitcoin To Gold? Lessons From The Last Financial Crisis”

Knowledge at Wharton · Rahul Kapoor
At death
$87,472
Since then
-17%
Jan 30, 2025academic

“Capitalisn’t: Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero”

Chicago Booth Review · Eugene Fama
At death
$104,735
Since then
-31%
Jan 26, 2025academic

“Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff Explains Why Proof Of Work Makes No Sense”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$102,683
Since then
-29%
Dec 16, 2024academic

“Crypto Is For Criming”

Paul Krugman
At death
$106,030
Since then
-31%
Nov 20, 2024academic

“Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Beware Of The Bitcoin Craze.”

Miami Herald · Eric Maskin
At death
$94,339
Since then
-23%
Nov 12, 2024academic

“Peter Schiff Warns Bitcoin’s Rise Is ‘Biggest Bubble in History’”

BeInCrypto · Peter Schiff
At death
$87,956
Since then
-17%
Apr 19, 2024academic

“What Is Bitcoin Halving – And Will It Affect The Price?”

The Guardian · Carol Alexander
At death
$65,482
Since then
×1.1
Jun 18, 2022academic

“Bitcoin Will Not Recover”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$18,949
Since then
×3.8
Feb 19, 2022academic

“Bitcoin Won't Be Around A Decade From Now”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$40,116
Since then
×1.8
Feb 17, 2022academic

“Bitcoin's Candle Will Soon Blow Out”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$40,559
Since then
×1.8
Feb 4, 2022academic

“Last Chance to Buy Bitcoin Above $40,000”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$41,580
Since then
×1.7
Dec 22, 2021academic

“Why Bitcoin Is Worse Than A Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme”

Financial Times · Robert McCauley
At death
$48,621
Since then
×1.5
Dec 17, 2021academic

“Bitcoin May Not Last That Much Longer”

CNBC · Eswar Prasad
At death
$46,172
Since then
×1.6
Sep 20, 2021academic

“Fundamental Value Of Zero”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$43,015
Since then
×1.7
Sep 18, 2021academic

“Bitcoin Will Never Be Considered A Currency”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$48,315
Since then
×1.5
Sep 7, 2021academic

“The Whales Want Out”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$46,856
Since then
×1.6
Jul 27, 2021academic

“Bitcoin Will NEVER Be Considered A Currency”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$39,490
Since then
×1.8
Jun 15, 2021academic

“The Brutal Truth About Bitcoin”

The New York Times · Eswar Prasad
At death
$40,161
Since then
×1.8
Mar 3, 2021academic

“Bitcoin: This Year I Stand To Make $200 Million More Than Elon Musk”

The Conversation · John Hawkins
At death
$50,422
Since then
×1.4
Feb 19, 2021academic

“Bitcoin's Fundamental Value Is Zero”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$55,762
Since then
×1.3
Feb 10, 2021academic

“The Fundamental Value Of Bitcoin Is Zero”

Insider · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$44,856
Since then
×1.6
Jan 2, 2021academic

“Those Who Invest The Most Will Lose The Most”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$32,198
Since then
×2.3
Dec 24, 2020academic

“The Price Of Bitcoin Is Totally Manipulated”

Yahoo · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$23,730
Since then
×3.1
Nov 26, 2020academic

“Bitcoin Has No Role In Institutional Or Retail Investors Portfolios”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$17,182
Since then
×4.2
Aug 16, 2020academic

“Bitcoin Has No Value To Store”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$11,908
Since then
×6.1
Dec 31, 2019academic

“It's A Pyramid Scheme”

Yahoo Finance · Tendayi Kapfidze
At death
$7,182
Since then
×10.1
Aug 6, 2019academic

“Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: The Limited Adoption Problem”

SSRN · Franz J. Hinzen, Kose John, & Fahad Saleh
At death
$11,467
Since then
×6.3
Jul 15, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again”

MarketWatch · Gary Smith
At death
$10,842
Since then
×6.7
Jul 2, 2019academic

“It Will Get To Zero In Due Time”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$10,850
Since then
×6.7
Jun 24, 2019academic

“None More Foolish Than What’s Being Said To Rationalize The Bitcoin Bubble”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$11,042
Since then
×6.6
May 19, 2019academic

“Buying Bitcoin Is A Fool's Game”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$8,189
Since then
×8.9
May 4, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Is Unreliable And Susceptible To Fraud”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$5,876
Since then
×12.4
Apr 4, 2019academic

“The Best Thing To Do With Crypto? Burn It With Fire”

BREAKERMAG · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$4,918
Since then
×14.8
Mar 25, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Is Nothing More Than ‘Bovine Excrement’”

CCN · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$3,929
Since then
×18.5
Mar 2, 2019academic

“The Case Of The Disappearing Bitcoin”

The Spectator · Ross Anderson
At death
$3,845
Since then
×18.9
Feb 4, 2019academic

“Crypto Declared Dead, Is This Now The Bottom?”

TRUSTNODES · Atulya Sarin
At death
$3,451
Since then
×21.1
Jan 29, 2019academic

“Cryptocurrency: Burn It With Fire”

arsTECHNICA · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$3,421
Since then
×21.2
Jan 13, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Will Still Bite The Dust”

CoinDesk · Kevin Dowd
At death
$3,540
Since then
×20.5
Dec 31, 2018academic

“No Investment Strategies Are Worse Than Cryptocurrencies”

CCN · Robert R. Johnson
At death
$3,741
Since then
×19.4
Dec 10, 2018academic

“How Low Will Bitcoin Now Go?”

The Conversation · Lee Smales
At death
$3,447
Since then
×21.1
Dec 3, 2018academic

“Bitcoin Is Close To Becoming Worthless”

MarketWatch · Atulya Sarin
At death
$3,856
Since then
×18.8
Nov 28, 2018academic

“Why A Nobel Laureate In Economics Thinks Bitcoin Is Toast”

PBS · Robert C. Merton
At death
$4,242
Since then
×17.1
Nov 27, 2018academic

“Don't Be Tricked, Buying Bitcoin Is A Fool”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$3,800
Since then
×19.1
Oct 15, 2018academic

“The Big Blockchain Lie”

Project Syndicate · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$6,513
Since then
×11.2
Oct 11, 2018academic

“Dr. Doom Says Bitcoin Represents The Mother Of All Bubbles”

MarketWatch · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$6,177
Since then
×11.8
Sep 12, 2018academic

“The Great Cryptocurrency Crash Of 2018”

MISES · Joseph T. Salerno
At death
$6,329
Since then
×11.5
Aug 30, 2018academic

“Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies Are Useless”

Economist
At death
$6,982
Since then
×10.4
Aug 14, 2018academic

“Interest In Bitcoin Is Waining”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$6,192
Since then
×11.7
Aug 13, 2018academic

“You Are Transferring Nothing”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$6,252
Since then
×11.6
Jul 31, 2018academic

“Why I’m A Crypto Skeptic”

The New York Times · Paul Krugman
At death
$7,727
Since then
×9.4
Jul 13, 2018academic

“With The Con That's Bitcoin, There's No There There”

RealClear Markets · Gary Smith
At death
$6,218
Since then
×11.7
May 22, 2018academic

“There’s A ‘Decent Probability’ Bitcoin Goes To Zero, Says Vanguard Economist”

MarketWatch · Joe Davis
At death
$7,984
Since then
×9.1
Apr 12, 2018academic

“This Is All It Would Take For Bitcoin To Become A Worthless Cryptocurrency”

MarketWatch · Atulya Sarin
At death
$7,916
Since then
×9.2
Apr 11, 2018academic

“Why Bitcoin Is Bullshit, Explained By An Expert”

Vox · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$6,940
Since then
×10.5
Mar 5, 2018academic

“Bitcoin Is Based On The Blockchain Pipe Dream”

The Guardian · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$11,433
Since then
×6.4
Feb 2, 2018academic

“Roubini Says Bitcoin Is The ‘Biggest Bubble In Human History’”

Bloomberg · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$8,828
Since then
×8.2
Jan 30, 2018academic

“Bitcoin Is Basically A Ponzi Scheme”

Seattle Times · Paul Krugman
At death
$10,035
Since then
×7.2
Jan 24, 2018academic

“Bitcoin’s Zero-Sum Game”

Inside Story · John Quiggin
At death
$11,400
Since then
×6.4
Jan 11, 2018academic

“Bitcoin Is Not The Currency Of The Future”

Social Europe · Paul De Grauwe
At death
$13,287
Since then
×5.5
Jan 3, 2018academic

“The Bitcoin Bubble Will Likely Burst, And Here’s Why”

Boston Globe · Jeffrey D. Sachs
At death
$15,135
Since then
×4.8
Dec 30, 2017academic

“Bitcoin—The Andromeda Strain Of Computer Science Research”

SMBlog · Steven M. Bellovin
At death
$12,630
Since then
×5.8
Dec 24, 2017academic

“The Bitcoin Hoax”

Huffington Post · Robert Kuttner
At death
$13,975
Since then
×5.2
Dec 21, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Heading To $0.00”

RT · Peter Schiff
At death
$15,561
Since then
×4.7
Dec 16, 2017academic

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

Business Insider · Paul Krugman
At death
$19,343
Since then
×3.8
Dec 11, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is A Ponzi Scheme, And It Will Collapse Like One”

The Hill · Bert Ely
At death
$16,700
Since then
×4.4
Dec 10, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Prices Are Headed To $0.00: Peter Schiff”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$15,037
Since then
×4.8
Dec 8, 2017academic

“A New Gold? Bitcoin Is More Like The Beanie Baby Bubble”

The Telegraph · Zac Bissonette
At death
$16,057
Since then
×4.5
Dec 7, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Boom May Be A Disaster For The Environment”

CNN · John Quiggin
At death
$16,858
Since then
×4.3
Dec 4, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is A Dangerous Speculative Bubble”

CNBC · Stephen Roach
At death
$11,617
Since then
×6.3
Dec 3, 2017academic

“Economist James Rickards On Gold Versus Bitcoin — Intrinsic Value Is Meaningless For Both But The Bitcoin Prices Aren't Real”

Business Insider · James Rickards
At death
$11,181
Since then
×6.5
Dec 1, 2017academic

“There's A Fatal Flaw In Cryptocurrencies Which Means They Can Never Be Real Currencies”

Business Insider · Paul Donovan
At death
$10,860
Since then
×6.7
Nov 29, 2017academic

“Bitcoin ‘Ought To Be Outlawed,’ Nobel Prize Winner Stiglitz Says”

Bloomberg · Joseph Stiglitz
At death
$9,816
Since then
×7.4
Nov 1, 2017academic

“Greater Fool Theory: The Bitcoin Bubble”

Economist · Buttonwood
At death
$6,750
Since then
×10.8
Oct 24, 2017academic

“UCLA Faculty Voice: Bitcoin Is An Energy-Wasting Ponzi Scheme”

UCLA · Ivo Welch
At death
$5,519
Since then
×13.2
Oct 16, 2017academic

“Nobel-Winning Economist Shiller Calls Bitcoin A Fad”

CNBC · Robert Shiller
At death
$5,754
Since then
×12.6
Oct 15, 2017academic

“Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Is Not The Money Of The Future”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$5,697
Since then
×12.8
Sep 11, 2017academic

“What Bitcoin Isn’t”

Moneyweb · Paul Donovan
At death
$4,189
Since then
×17.3
Sep 9, 2017academic

“Why China Crushed Bitcoin”

Forbes · Panos Mourdoukoutas
At death
$4,292
Since then
×16.9
Aug 25, 2017academic

“Here's How Bitcoin Will Collapse”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$4,408
Since then
×16.5
Aug 20, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is Still Just A Speculative Asset”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$4,111
Since then
×17.7
Aug 17, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Bear Peter Schiff Doubles Down: Even At $4,000 It's Still A Bubble”

CoinDesk · Peter Schiff
At death
$4,316
Since then
×16.8
Jun 20, 2017academic

“Bitcoin And Ethereum 'Both Soon Obsolete'”

James Rickards
At death
$2,779
Since then
×26.2
Jun 13, 2017academic

“Raoul Pal: Bitcoin Is A Mania”

Business Insider · Raoul Pal
At death
$2,739
Since then
×26.5
May 24, 2017academic

“Bitcoin: Ponzi Gone Global”

Macro Business · David Llewellyn-Smith
At death
$2,476
Since then
×29.3
Feb 24, 2017academic

“A Leading Economist Explains Why Bitcoin Isn't Money”

Business Insider · Ann Pettifor
At death
$1,181
Since then
×61.5
Oct 12, 2016academic

“Is Bitcoin Doomed?”

Newsweek · Martin Tomlinson
At death
$635
Since then
×114
Mar 8, 2016academic

“Performing An Autopsy On The Bitcoin”

TheStreet · Roger Arnold
At death
$412
Since then
×176
Feb 21, 2016academic

“Bitcoin Is Dead, Long Live The Blockchain”

TheStreet · Roger Arnold
At death
$439
Since then
×166
Feb 19, 2016academic

“R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s Time To Move On.”

The Washington Post · Vivek Wadhwa
At death
$420
Since then
×173
Feb 9, 2016academic

“Nick Weaver On Why You Should Sell Your Bitcoin”

The Lawfare Podcast · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$373
Since then
×195
Oct 5, 2015academic

“Bitcoins Are A Waste Of Energy, Literally”

The Drum · John Quiggin
At death
$241
Since then
×302
Jul 12, 2015academic

“Bitcoin Will Bite The Dust”

Cato Journal · Kevin Dowd
At death
$310
Since then
×234
Jan 13, 2015academic

“Is This The End Of Bitcoin?”

BizNews.com · David Glance
At death
$227
Since then
×320
Dec 16, 2014academic

“Bitcoin’s Financial Network Is Doomed”

The Washington Post · Henry Farrell
At death
$326
Since then
×223
Nov 17, 2014academic

“Bitcoin Will Bite The Dust”

Alt-M · Kevin Dowd
At death
$386
Since then
×188
Nov 5, 2014academic

“Bitcoin Is Bust: Why Investors Should Abandon The Doomed Cryptocurrency”

City A.M. · Kevin Dowd
At death
$337
Since then
×216
Jan 24, 2014academic

“Bitcoin Is An Amazing Example Of A Bubble”

Robert Shiller
At death
$825
Since then
×88.1
Dec 27, 2013academic

“Bitcoin Is Evil”

The New York Times · Paul Krugman
At death
$747
Since then
×97.3
Dec 17, 2013academic

“Bitcoin Will Crash To $10 By Mid-2014”

Business Insider · Mark T. Williams
At death
$684
Since then
×106
Nov 26, 2013academic

“Once You Use Bitcoin You Can’t Go ‘Back’ — And That’s Its Fatal Flaw”

Wired · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$899
Since then
×80.8
Apr 13, 2013academic

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

Huffpost · Paul Krugman
At death
$93
Since then
×781
Apr 11, 2013academic

“Fool's Gold”

Slate · Eric Posner
At death
$125
Since then
×582
Oct 15, 2010academic

“Why Bitcoin Can’t Be A Currency”

The Underground Economist
At death
$0.11
Since then
×660,609