⸺ Obituary · May 5, 2022 ⸺
“Blockchain Is A Fraud”
— Crypto Twitter (X), Jorge Stolfi
Price at death
$36,575
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×1.8
On 2022-05-05, Jorge Stolfi (Computer Science Professor, UNICAMP) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$36,575 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on May 5, 2022, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $36,575. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 84% relative to the price on the day Crypto Twitter (X) pronounced it finished.