⸺ Obituary · May 18, 2021 ⸺

“Here’s The Harsh Truth About Crypto”

MSN

Tim Mullaney

“So, what has bitcoin actually, you know, done? The answer, of course, is: basically nothing. And that’s why the world’s most-traded cryptocurrency is worth basically nothing.”

Price at death

$42,896

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×1.4

On 2021-05-18, Tim Mullaney (Writer, Journalist) declared Bitcoin dead via MSN. Bitcoin was trading at ~$42,896 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on May 18, 2021, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $42,896. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 44% relative to the price on the day MSN pronounced it finished.

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← Earlier death

“Bitcoin Is About To Be Taken Behind The Barn And Shot”

Later death →

“Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Dead”

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