⸺ Obituary · July 11, 2019 ⸺

“Donald Trump Not A Fan Of Bitcoin”

Crypto Twitter (X)

Donald Trump

“I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

Price at death

$11,346

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×5.4

On 2019-07-11, Donald Trump (President of the United States) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$11,346 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on July 11, 2019, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $11,346. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 5.4× relative to the price on the day Crypto Twitter (X) pronounced it finished.

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“The End Of Bitcoin As We Know It”

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“Donald Trump Is Right About Bitcoin”

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