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⸺ Obituary · January 6, 2023 ⸺

“Crypto Is One Big Hustle”

— YouTube
Price at death
$16,652
Today
$67,440
Resurrection
×4.1

On 2023-01-06, YouTube declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$16,652 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on January 6, 2023, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $16,652. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 4.1× relative to the price on the day YouTube pronounced it finished.

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