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Politician has called Bitcoin dead 7 times.

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

May 26, 2025politician

“Australian Senator Slams Bitcoin As 'Ponzi Scheme'”

On 2025-05-26, Gerard Rennick (Australian Senator) declared Bitcoin dead via Decrypt. Bitcoin was trading at ~$109,024 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Oct 18, 2023politician

“Warren, Marshall, Casten, 100+ Lawmakers Ask Biden Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism After Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations”

On 2023-10-18, Elizabeth Warren (United States Senator) declared Bitcoin dead via Elizabeth Warren. Bitcoin was trading at ~$28,327 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 3, 2022politician

“There Will Come A Day When You Wish You Sold Bitcoin For $20,000!”

On 2022-07-03, Peter Spina (President, GoldSeek) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$19,242 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 24, 2019politician

“I Can Assure You I Will Personally Not Be Loaded Up On Bitcoin In 10 Years”

On 2019-07-24, Steven Mnuchin (United States Secretary of the Treasury) declared Bitcoin dead via CNBC. Bitcoin was trading at ~$9,772 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 11, 2019politician

“Donald Trump Not A Fan Of Bitcoin”

On 2019-07-11, Donald Trump (President of the United States) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$11,346 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jan 8, 2019politician

“Cryptocurrencies A ‘Load Of Nonsense'”

On 2019-01-08, Ardo Hansson (Governor of Bank of Estonia) declared Bitcoin dead via CCN. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,030 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 7, 2017politician

“Bitcoin Has No Future Because Of Its Anonymity, SocGen CEO Says”

On 2017-11-07, Frederic Oudea (President, European Banking Federation) declared Bitcoin dead via CNBC. Bitcoin was trading at ~$7,119 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.