⸺ Obituary · March 22, 2018 ⸺
“What Happens To Bitcoin After The Hype Is Gone?”
— Neil Aitken, Neil Aitken
Price at death
$9,022
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×7.5
On 2018-03-22, Neil Aitken declared Bitcoin dead via Neil Aitken. Bitcoin was trading at ~$9,022 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on March 22, 2018, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $9,022. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 7.5× relative to the price on the day Neil Aitken pronounced it finished.