⸺ Obituary · December 24, 2012 ⸺

“Wired, Tired, Expired for 2012: Expired — Bitcoin”

Wired

Price at death

$13

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×4,630

On 2012-12-24, Wired declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$13 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on December 24, 2012, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $13. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 4630× relative to the price on the day Wired pronounced it finished.

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