⸺ Obituary · August 9, 2011 ⸺

“The Bitcoin Is Dying. Whatever.”

Gizmodo Australia

Adrian Covert

“So Bitcoin, we’ll remember the good times, like the time that one guy who got heat stroke while mining Bitcoins. Or the time there was the great heist caper that shut down trading site Mt Gox for an entire day. The lulz were abundant. But frankly, it’s time for you to go. Farewell.”

Price at death

$9.99

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×6,164

On 2011-08-09, Adrian Covert (Author) declared Bitcoin dead via Gizmodo Australia. Bitcoin was trading at ~$10 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on August 9, 2011, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $9.99. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 6164× relative to the price on the day Gizmodo Australia pronounced it finished.

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“Why Bitcoin Will Fail As A Currency”

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“The Rise And Fall Of Bitcoin”

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