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⸺ Obituary · December 11, 2017

Bitcoin Has ‘No Intrinsic Value,’ Brookfield CEO Flatt Says

Bloomberg, Bruce Flatt
Price at death
$14,595
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×4.6

On 2017-12-11, Bruce Flatt (Brookfield CEO) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg. Bitcoin was trading at ~$14,595 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on December 11, 2017, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $14,595. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 4.6× relative to the price on the day Bloomberg pronounced it finished.

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