⸺ Obituary · January 7, 2023 ⸺

“Bitcoin Will Go Negative”

The Joe Rogan Podcast

Peter Zeihan

“Crypto is now in the process of going to zero except for bitcoin which will probably go negative because if we’re moving into a world with carbon taxes you have to take into account the energy to produce it in the first place.”

Price at death

$16,952

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×3.6

On 2023-01-07, Peter Zeihan (Geopolitical Analyst) declared Bitcoin dead via The Joe Rogan Podcast. Bitcoin was trading at ~$16,952 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on January 7, 2023, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $16,952. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 3.6× relative to the price on the day The Joe Rogan Podcast pronounced it finished.

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← Earlier death

“Crypto Is One Big Hustle”

Later death →

“Bitcoin Is A Hyped-Up Fraud”

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