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⸺ Obituary · January 23, 2026

Bitcoin Dying

X (Twitter), Julian Hosp
bitcoin dying... congrats if you sold 1 year ago!
Price at death
$89,504
Today
$73,594
Decline
-18%

On 2026-01-23, Julian Hosp (Co-founder, TenX & Founder, Bake) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$89,504 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on January 23, 2026, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $89,504. Bitcoin remains below its price on the day of this declaration — for now.

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