bitcoinsdead
⸺ Hall of infamy ⸺

Bloomberg has declared Bitcoin dead 24 times.

Every catalogued obituary from Bloomberg, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $72,141.

Jan 29, 2026financial press

“Crypto’s ‘Digital Gold’ Myth Exposed As Traders Pivot To Metals”

Bloomberg · David Pan
At death
$84,562
Since then
-15%
Sep 21, 2022executive

“Jamie Dimon Slams Crypto Tokens as ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’”

Bloomberg · Jamie Dimon
At death
$18,891
Since then
×3.8
Sep 19, 2022financial press

“Bitcoin Looks Like a Faded Fad as Fed Goes All In on Rate Hikes”

Bloomberg · Jake Lloyd-Smith
At death
$19,419
Since then
×3.7
Oct 11, 2021executive

“JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Calls Bitcoin 'Worthless'”

Bloomberg · Jamie Dimon
At death
$57,490
Since then
×1.3
Jan 25, 2021financial press

“Bitcoin Is an Incredibly Dirty Business”

Bloomberg · Lionel Laurent
At death
$32,255
Since then
×2.2
Jan 22, 2021investor

“Bitcoin Has ‘Nil’ Value”

Bloomberg · Jeremy Grantham
At death
$33,019
Since then
×2.2
Nov 30, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin Becomes A Story Of Boom And Bust”

Bloomberg
At death
$3,992
Since then
×18.1
Nov 21, 2018financial press

“Jamie Dimon And Warren Buffett Have The Last Laugh On Bitcoin”

Bloomberg · Lionel Laurent
At death
$4,574
Since then
×15.8
Jun 15, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin's Greater Fools Go Into Hiding”

Bloomberg · Lionel Laurent
At death
$6,411
Since then
×11.3
Apr 9, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin, The Biggest Bubble In History, Is Popping”

Bloomberg · Michael Hartnett
At death
$6,774
Since then
×10.6
Mar 14, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin Is Worthless, Bubble May Pop Soon, Allianz Global Says”

Bloomberg · Stefan Hofrichter
At death
$8,197
Since then
×8.8
Feb 2, 2018academic

“Roubini Says Bitcoin Is The ‘Biggest Bubble In Human History’”

Bloomberg · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$8,828
Since then
×8.2
Jan 17, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin Isn't The Future Of Money”

Bloomberg · David Shipley
At death
$11,141
Since then
×6.5
Dec 27, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Is An Implausible Currency”

Bloomberg · Megan McArdle
At death
$15,378
Since then
×4.7
Nov 29, 2017academic

“Bitcoin ‘Ought To Be Outlawed,’ Nobel Prize Winner Stiglitz Says”

Bloomberg · Joseph Stiglitz
At death
$9,816
Since then
×7.3
Nov 2, 2017executive

“Bitcoin Is The Very Definition’ Of A Bubble, Credit Suisse CEO Says”

Bloomberg · Tidjane Thiam
At death
$7,030
Since then
×10.3
Oct 2, 2017financial press

“Larry Fink Says Cryptocurrencies Show Level of Money Laundering”

Bloomberg · Larry Fink
At death
$4,404
Since then
×16.4
Sep 21, 2017central bank

“ECB's Constancio Says Bitcoin Isn't a Currency, It's a Tulip”

Bloomberg · Vítor Constâncio
At death
$3,613
Since then
×20.0
Jul 25, 2017investor

“Howard Marks Sounds the Alarm on Tech, Cryptocurrencies and Private Equity”

Bloomberg · Howard Marks
At death
$2,591
Since then
×27.8
Nov 3, 2016financial press

“Bitcoin's At It Again”

Bloomberg · Christopher Langner
At death
$688
Since then
×105
Dec 15, 2014investor

“Bitcoin Bears Say Told You So”

Bloomberg · Nathalie Reinelt
At death
$345
Since then
×209
Feb 25, 2014financial press

“Mt. Gox Meltdown Spells Doom For Bitcoin”

Bloomberg · Megan McArdle
At death
$535
Since then
×135
Dec 4, 2013central bank

“Greenspan Says Bitcoin a Bubble Without Intrinsic Currency Value”

Bloomberg · Alan Greenspan
At death
$1,147
Since then
×62.9
Nov 20, 2013financial press

“Bitcoin Is Still Doomed”

Bloomberg · Timothy Lavin
At death
$573
Since then
×126