bitcoinsdead
⸺ Hall of infamy ⸺

CNBC has declared Bitcoin dead 37 times.

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

Feb 12, 2026financial press

“There No Inherent Value To [Bitcoin]”

CNBC · Jemima Kelly
At death
$66,222
Since then
×1.1
Jan 13, 2025executive

“Investor Cliff Asness Says Bitcoin Is A Bubble Unless Uses Besides Speculation And Criminality Emerge”

CNBC · Cliff Asness
At death
$94,517
Since then
-24%
Dec 6, 2023executive

“Jamie Dimon Lashes Out Against Crypto: ‘If I Was The Government, I’d Close It Down’”

CNBC · Jamie Dimon
At death
$43,933
Since then
×1.6
Jan 5, 2022financial press

“Kevin O'Leary Explains Why He Thinks Nfts Will Become Bigger Than Bitcoin”

CNBC · Kevin O'Leary
At death
$46,122
Since then
×1.6
Dec 17, 2021academic

“Bitcoin May Not Last That Much Longer”

CNBC · Eswar Prasad
At death
$46,172
Since then
×1.6
May 1, 2021executive

“Bitcoin Is Disgusting”

CNBC · Charlie Munger
At death
$57,836
Since then
×1.2
Apr 23, 2021investor

“‘Black Swan’ Author Calls Bitcoin A ‘Gimmick’ And A ‘Game,’ Says It Resembles A Ponzi Scheme”

CNBC · Nassim Nicholas Taleb
At death
$51,161
Since then
×1.4
Apr 20, 2021executive

“It Will Be Ugly": Bitcoin Bear Gives 2 Reasons Why He Thinks The ‘Bubble’ Is Going To Burst”

CNBC · Stephen Isaacs
At death
$56,499
Since then
×1.3
Feb 24, 2020executive

“Bitcoin Has No Value”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$9,665
Since then
×7.5
Jul 24, 2019politician

“I Can Assure You I Will Personally Not Be Loaded Up On Bitcoin In 10 Years”

CNBC · Steven Mnuchin
At death
$9,772
Since then
×7.4
May 14, 2019financial press

“Kevin O'Leary Calls Bitcoin ‘Garbage’”

CNBC · Kevin O'Leary
At death
$7,978
Since then
×9.0
May 5, 2019executive

“Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Is A ‘Gambling Device’”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$5,824
Since then
×12.4
Feb 25, 2019executive

“Bitcoin Has No Unique Value At All”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$3,852
Since then
×18.7
Jan 23, 2019executive

“Bitcoin Will Go To Zero: Davos Talks Up The Future Of Blockchain Tech”

CNBC · Jeff Schumacher
At death
$3,576
Since then
×20.2
Aug 15, 2018executive

“Bitcoin Is Useless As A Payment Mechanism And Ridiculous As A Store Of Value”

CNBC · Bill Harris
At death
$6,270
Since then
×11.5
Jun 29, 2018financial press

“Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort On Bitcoin: Get Out If You Don't Want To Lose All Of Your Money”

CNBC · Jordan Belfort
At death
$6,204
Since then
×11.6
May 7, 2018executive

“They Come To An End”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$9,363
Since then
×7.7
May 5, 2018executive

“Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Is Probably Rat Poison Squared”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$9,827
Since then
×7.3
Mar 5, 2018executive

“A Decade From Now, Bitcoin Is More Likely To Be $100 Than $100,000, Harvard Economist Says”

CNBC · Kenneth Rogoff
At death
$11,573
Since then
×6.2
Feb 26, 2018executive

“World's Largest Asset Manager Says Get Ready To Stomach Complete Losses In Cryptocurrencies”

CNBC · Richard Turnill
At death
$10,313
Since then
×7.0
Feb 6, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin Savaged By BIS As ‘A Bubble, Ponzi Scheme And An Environmental Disaster’”

CNBC · Augustin Carstens
At death
$7,700
Since then
×9.4
Jan 16, 2018executive

“Bitcoin Is A Pyramid Scheme, Warns Former Wells Fargo CEO Dick Kovacevich”

CNBC · Dick Kovacevich
At death
$11,348
Since then
×6.4
Jan 10, 2018executive

“Cryptocurrencies Will Come To A Bad Ending”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$14,891
Since then
×4.8
Jan 4, 2018investor

“Investor Who Called Last Two Major Market Crashes Says Bitcoin Is A Bubble”

CNBC · Jeremy Grantham
At death
$15,155
Since then
×4.8
Dec 6, 2017central bank

“Greenspan Compares Bitcoin To Colonial America Currency That Eventually Became Worthless”

CNBC · Alan Greenspan
At death
$13,709
Since then
×5.3
Dec 4, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is A Dangerous Speculative Bubble”

CNBC · Stephen Roach
At death
$11,617
Since then
×6.2
Nov 14, 2017financial press

“One Of Asia's Largest Banks Says Bitcoin Is A Ponzi Scheme”

CNBC · David Gledhill
At death
$6,599
Since then
×10.9
Nov 7, 2017politician

“Bitcoin Has No Future Because Of Its Anonymity, SocGen CEO Says”

CNBC · Frederic Oudea
At death
$7,119
Since then
×10.1
Oct 23, 2017financial press

“Prince Alwaleed Says Bitcoin Will Implode: Enron In The Making”

CNBC · Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
At death
$5,895
Since then
×12.2
Oct 16, 2017academic

“Nobel-Winning Economist Shiller Calls Bitcoin A Fad”

CNBC · Robert Shiller
At death
$5,754
Since then
×12.5
Oct 13, 2017executive

“Jamie Dimon Says If You're Stupid Enough To Buy Bitcoin, You'll Pay The Price One Day”

CNBC · Jamie Dimon
At death
$5,640
Since then
×12.8
Sep 19, 2017investor

“Bridgewater Founder Ray Dalio: Bitcoin Is A Bubble”

CNBC · Ray Dalio
At death
$3,897
Since then
×18.5
Sep 15, 2017financial press

“JPMorgan's Top Quant Strategist, Echoing CEO, Compares Bitcoin To Pyramid Scheme”

CNBC · Marko Kolanovic
At death
$3,687
Since then
×19.6
Sep 13, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Is In A Bubble, And Here's How It's Going To Crash”

CNBC · Ron Insana
At death
$3,874
Since then
×18.6
Sep 12, 2017executive

“JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Bitcoin Is A Fraud That Will Eventually Blow Up”

CNBC · Jamie Dimon
At death
$4,148
Since then
×17.4
Aug 14, 2017investor

“Gartman: Avoid The Bitcoin Boom”

CNBC · Dennis Gartman
At death
$4,383
Since then
×16.5
Jun 6, 2017financial press

“Mark Cuban Calls Bitcoin A Bubble, Price Falls”

CNBC · Mark Cuban
At death
$2,914
Since then
×24.8