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⸺ Obituary · January 4, 2014 ⸺

“One Thing You Can Bank On: The Bitcoin Currency Is Doomed”

— Valley News
Price at death
$798
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×84.5

On 2014-01-04, Valley News declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$798 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on January 4, 2014, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $798. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 84.5× relative to the price on the day Valley News pronounced it finished.

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“Bitcoin Is Evil”
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