⸺ Obituary · January 14, 2014 ⸺
“Bitcoin Fails As A Currency And The Bubble Will Eventually Pop”
— Seeking Alpha, Robert Wagner
Price at death
$913
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×73.9
On 2014-01-14, Robert Wagner declared Bitcoin dead via Seeking Alpha. Bitcoin was trading at ~$913 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on January 14, 2014, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $913. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 73.9× relative to the price on the day Seeking Alpha pronounced it finished.