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Business Insider has declared Bitcoin dead 13 times.

Every catalogued obituary from Business Insider, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $61,577.

Apr 28, 2021investor

“Crypto Looks Like The Dotcom Space Of The 1990s, And Bitcoin May Not Survive It”

On 2021-04-28, Fahad Kamal (Investor, Kleinwort Hambros) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$54,878 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Morgan Stanley Says The True Price Of Bitcoin Might Be Zero”

On 2017-12-25, James Faucette (Analyst, Morgan Stanley) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$13,917 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Dec 18, 2017financial press

“The Swedish Co-Founder Of Bitcoin.Com Has Sold All His Bitcoins”

On 2017-12-18, Emil Oldenburg (CTO, Bitcoin.com) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$18,961 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Is A More Obvious Bubble Than Housing Was”

On 2017-12-16, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$19,343 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Economist James Rickards On Gold Versus Bitcoin — Intrinsic Value Is Meaningless For Both But The Bitcoin Prices Aren't Real”

On 2017-12-03, James Rickards (Economist, Investment banker) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$11,181 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“There's A Fatal Flaw In Cryptocurrencies Which Means They Can Never Be Real Currencies”

On 2017-12-01, Paul Donovan (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$10,860 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Gary Shilling Calls Bitcoin A Black Box And Says He Doesn't Invest In Things He Doesn't Understand”

On 2017-10-10, Gary Shilling (Financial Analyst) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,755 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Billionaire Investor Howard Marks Says Cryptocurrencies 'Aren't Real'”

On 2017-07-27, Howard Marks (Investor) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$2,697 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Raoul Pal: Bitcoin Is A Mania”

On 2017-06-13, Raoul Pal (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$2,739 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“A Leading Economist Explains Why Bitcoin Isn't Money”

On 2017-02-24, Ann Pettifor (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$1,181 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jan 15, 2015financial press

“Bitcoin Is Getting Annihilated”

On 2015-01-15, Rob Price (Correspondent, Business Insider) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$210 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Will Crash To $10 By Mid-2014”

On 2013-12-17, Mark T. Williams (Professor, Boston University) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$684 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is A Joke”

On 2013-11-06, Joe Weisenthal (Executive Editor of News, Bloomberg Digital) declared Bitcoin dead via Business Insider. Bitcoin was trading at ~$254 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.