⸺ Obituary · January 13, 2015 ⸺
“Is This The End Of Bitcoin?”
— BizNews.com, David Glance
“Even if the price of Bitcoin doesn’t go to zero, the chances the Bitcoin community convincing the wider public, governments, and industry that Bitcoin really represents the future of the world’s digital economy will become extremely unlikely.”
Price at death
$227
Today
$73,594
Resurrection
×324
On 2015-01-13, David Glance (Professor) declared Bitcoin dead via BizNews.com. Bitcoin was trading at ~$227 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on January 13, 2015, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $227. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 324× relative to the price on the day BizNews.com pronounced it finished.