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⸺ 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.

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