⸺ Obituary · January 2, 2018 ⸺
“2018 Forecasts: Bitcoin Will Crash”
— Calcalist
Price at death
$13,673
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×4.9
On 2018-01-02, Calcalist declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$13,673 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on January 2, 2018, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $13,673. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 4.9× relative to the price on the day Calcalist pronounced it finished.