⸺ Obituary · February 13, 2017 ⸺
“Praxis Speaker Says Bitcoin Will Die”
— The Collegian
Price at death
$996
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×67.7
On 2017-02-13, The Collegian declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$996 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on February 13, 2017, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $996. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 67.7× relative to the price on the day The Collegian pronounced it finished.