⸺ Obituary · May 13, 2021 ⸺
“Bitcoin Is About To Be Taken Behind The Barn And Shot”
— Crypto Twitter (X), Peter Schiff
Price at death
$49,716
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×1.4
On 2021-05-13, Peter Schiff (Euro Pacific Capital CEO) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$49,716 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on May 13, 2021, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $49,716. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 36% relative to the price on the day Crypto Twitter (X) pronounced it finished.