⸺ Obituary · March 24, 2019 ⸺

“I Know Who's The Guy Behind Bitcoin And When That Comes Out Bitcoin Is Going To Zero”

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Dan Peña

“I know who's the guy behind Bitcoin and when that comes out Bitcoin is going to Zero.”

Price at death

$3,994

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×15.4

On 2019-03-24, Dan Peña (Businessman) declared Bitcoin dead via YouTube. Bitcoin was trading at ~$3,994 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on March 24, 2019, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $3,994. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 15.4× relative to the price on the day YouTube pronounced it finished.

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