⸺ Obituary · November 4, 2025 ⸺
“Bitcoin = A Highly Speculative Asset With Zero Fundamental Value”
— X (Twitter), Steve Hanke
“Since DAY ONE, my position has remained consistent: BITCOIN = A HIGHlY SPECULATIVE ASSET WITH ZERO FUNDAMENTAL VALUE. END OF STORY.”
Price at death
$106,541
Today
$73,562
Decline
-31%
On 2025-11-04, Steve Hanke (Economist and Professor, Johns Hopkins University) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$106,541 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on November 4, 2025, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $106,541. Bitcoin remains below its price on the day of this declaration — for now.