⸺ Obituary · January 19, 2023 ⸺
“Bitcoin Is A Hyped-Up Fraud”
— CNBC, Jamie Dimon
Price at death
$21,087
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×3.2
On 2023-01-19, Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan CEO) declared Bitcoin dead via CNBC. Bitcoin was trading at ~$21,087 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on January 19, 2023, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $21,087. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 3.2× relative to the price on the day CNBC pronounced it finished.