⸺ Obituary · May 13, 2022 ⸺
“All Crypto Should Die In A Fire”
— Current Affairs, Nicholas Weaver
Price at death
$29,283
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×2.3
On 2022-05-13, Nicholas Weaver (Computer Scientist, UC Berkeley) declared Bitcoin dead via Current Affairs. Bitcoin was trading at ~$29,283 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on May 13, 2022, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $29,283. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 2.3× relative to the price on the day Current Affairs pronounced it finished.