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⸺ Obituary · June 26, 2013

Why Bitcoin Will Fail

DailyPaul.com
The problem, as I see it, is that bitcoin only value is it’s medium of exchange, without any real effort. It is ripe for fraud and manipulation, but what fiat monetary system isn’t. The automatic systems of growth to a finite number of units along with the division into smaller increments are intended to eliminate the problems of past monetary failures but cannot control human nature. As the medium of exchange and perceived value increases, hording will occur.
Price at death
$104
Today
$73,562
Resurrection
×707

On 2013-06-26, DailyPaul.com declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$104 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on June 26, 2013, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $104. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 707× relative to the price on the day DailyPaul.com pronounced it finished.

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