⸺ Obituary · March 20, 2015 ⸺
“‘I Think They Will Start Breaking Toes’: Evolution Marketplace Goes Down In Massive Bitcoin Heist”
— News.com.au
Price at death
$263
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×256
On 2015-03-20, News.com.au declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$263 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on March 20, 2015, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $263. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 256× relative to the price on the day News.com.au pronounced it finished.