⸺ Hall of infamy ⸺

Forbes has declared Bitcoin dead 13 times.

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

Dec 26, 2023financial press

“BlackRock Will Completely Destroy Bitcoin”

On 2023-12-26, Forbes declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$42,520 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Apr 16, 2019financial press

“Blockchain Has Been Unblocked, Unchained And Broken”

On 2019-04-16, David Black declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$5,215 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Dec 30, 2018financial press

“Bitcoin Maximalists' Impossible Dream”

On 2018-12-30, Frances Coppola (Columnist, Coindesk) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$3,881 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Dec 7, 2018financial press

“Is Bitcoin Going To Zero?”

On 2018-12-07, Peter Mallouk (Wealth Manager) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$3,404 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 11, 2018financial press

“Cryptocurrencies Have Failed, And Blockchain Still Has Yet To Be Proven Useful”

On 2018-11-11, Yuwa Hedrick-Wong declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$6,358 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Dec 28, 2017financial press

“The Great Bitcoin Scam”

On 2017-12-28, Jay Adkisson (Attorney) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$14,429 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

On 2017-09-09, Panos Mourdoukoutas (Economist and Professor, LIU Post) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,292 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Aug 23, 2017financial press

“Big Governments Will Crush Bitcoin, But Won’t Kill It”

On 2017-08-23, Panos Mourdoukoutas declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,190 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Aug 15, 2017financial press

“A Bitcoin Is Worth $4,000; Why You Probably Should Not Own One”

On 2017-08-15, Adam Hartung (Columnist, Forbes) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,204 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Apr 20, 2017executive

“The Rise And Fall Of Bitcoin (And The New Kid On The Blockchain)”

On 2017-04-20, Ben Lee (CEO, Neon Roots) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$1,255 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

May 21, 2016financial press

“Bitcoin May Be Failing, But The Technology Behind It Will Live On”

On 2016-05-21, Greg Satell (Entrepreneur) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$443 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jan 29, 2015executive

“Why Apple Pay And Dollars Are Killing Bitcoin”

On 2015-01-29, Ross Gerber (CEO, Gerber Kawasaki) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$232 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jun 20, 2011financial press

“So, That's The End Of Bitcoin Then”

On 2011-06-20, Tim Worstall (Economics Writer) declared Bitcoin dead via Forbes. Bitcoin was trading at ~$18 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.