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⸺ Obituary · December 28, 2021

The Inevitable Obsolescence Of Bitcoin

X (Twitter), Frances Coppola
If I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.
Price at death
$47,550
Today
$73,594
Resurrection
×1.5

On 2021-12-28, Frances Coppola (Columnist, Coindesk) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$47,550 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on December 28, 2021, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $47,550. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 55% relative to the price on the day X (Twitter) pronounced it finished.

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