⸺ Obituary · July 24, 2017 ⸺
“The Biggest Financial Bloggers Reveal Their Positions On Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies”
— MarketWatch, Jared Dillian
““People are comparing bitcoin to tulip bulbs. I think those comparisons are apt,” he said. “But at least with tulips, you had something tangible — a plant.””
Price at death
$2,779
Today
$73,594
Resurrection
×26.5
On 2017-07-24, Jared Dillian (Author) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$2,779 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on July 24, 2017, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $2,779. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 26.5× relative to the price on the day MarketWatch pronounced it finished.