⸺ Obituary · March 16, 2021 ⸺

“Cryptocurrencies - They’ll Die”

Crypto Twitter (X)

Steve Miller

“Cryptocurrenies - A product of government malfeasance... These are false currencies, man made, another fiat. They have been given value by speculation caused be central bank unlimited printing & adoption of MMT... Government will have to kill them, just as India is doing. They’ll die”

Price at death

$56,922

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×1.1

On 2021-03-16, Steve Miller (Trader) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$56,922 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on March 16, 2021, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $56,922. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 8% relative to the price on the day Crypto Twitter (X) pronounced it finished.

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