⸺ Obituary · May 27, 2019 ⸺

“Bitcoin Will Likely Be Replaced By A New Technology”

Crypto Twitter (X)

Jason Calacanis

“My position remains the same. #Bitcoin will likely be replaced by a new technology and it’s manipulated. It’s possible it’s built to last, but not probable, so keep your position to an amount you’re willing to loose For most, that’s 1-5% of net worth It will likely go to 0-$500.”

Price at death

$8,783

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×7.0

On 2019-05-27, Jason Calacanis (Internet Entrepreneur, Investor) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$8,783 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on May 27, 2019, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $8,783. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 7.0× relative to the price on the day Crypto Twitter (X) pronounced it finished.

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