⸺ Obituary · April 9, 2026 ⸺
“He Predicted 2008 Crash — Now He Says Bitcoin Could Collapse To Zero. Should Crypto Investors Worry?”
— The Economic Times, Steve Keen
“The reason I didn’t [buy Bitcoin] is they explained that the way that the public ledger is kept safe is that it takes too much energy to break it... That means it’s got a huge requirement for energy use.”
Price at death
$71,117
Today
$73,539
Resurrection
×1.0
On 2026-04-09, Steve Keen (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Economic Times. Bitcoin was trading at ~$71,117 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on April 9, 2026, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $71,117. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 3% relative to the price on the day The Economic Times pronounced it finished.