⸺ 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

$61,577

Decline

-13%

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. Bitcoin remains below its price on the day of this declaration — for now.

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