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Bitcoin was declared dead 20 times in 2013.

Every catalogued obituary from 2013, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $61,577.

Dec 27, 2013academic

“Bitcoin Is Evil”

On 2013-12-27, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via The New York Times. Bitcoin was trading at ~$747 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.

Dec 4, 2013central bank

“Greenspan Says Bitcoin a Bubble Without Intrinsic Currency Value”

On 2013-12-04, Alan Greenspan (Former Chairman, Federal Reserve) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg. Bitcoin was trading at ~$1,147 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 27, 2013mainstream media

“A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail”

On 2013-11-27, Edward Hadas (Economics Editor, Thomson Reuters) declared Bitcoin dead via The New York Times. Bitcoin was trading at ~$948 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Once You Use Bitcoin You Can’t Go ‘Back’ — And That’s Its Fatal Flaw”

On 2013-11-26, Nicholas Weaver (Professor, UC Berkeley) declared Bitcoin dead via Wired. Bitcoin was trading at ~$899 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 22, 2013social media

“How Bitcoin Is Going To Fail And Why It Is Not A Gold Equivalent”

On 2013-11-22, Fester's Den declared Bitcoin dead via Fester's Den. Bitcoin was trading at ~$747 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 20, 2013financial press

“Bitcoin Is Still Doomed”

On 2013-11-20, Timothy Lavin (Economics Writer, Bloomberg) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg. Bitcoin was trading at ~$573 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.

Oct 16, 2013mainstream media

“Bitcoin Is A Remarkable Innovation, Here’s Why It Will Fail”

On 2013-10-16, Bryan Lynn (Software Engineer) declared Bitcoin dead via Salon. Bitcoin was trading at ~$137 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Sep 30, 2013social media

“Should I Buy Bitcoins?" "No.”

On 2013-09-30, Christian Wagner (Author) declared Bitcoin dead via Broken Librarian. Bitcoin was trading at ~$123 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Aug 8, 2013financial press

“The SEC Shows Why Bitcoin Is Doomed”

On 2013-08-08, Timothy Lavin (Economics Writer, Bloomberg) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg View. Bitcoin was trading at ~$95 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jun 26, 2013social media

“Why Bitcoin Will Fail”

On 2013-06-26, DailyPaul.com declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$104 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jun 20, 2013mainstream media

“Bitcoin Sees The Grim Reaper”

On 2013-06-20, Kevin Roose (Technology Columnist, The New York Times) declared Bitcoin dead via NY Mag. Bitcoin was trading at ~$111 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

May 20, 2013financial press

“Beware Of This Insidious New Currency Scam”

On 2013-05-20, Wall Street Daily declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$122 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

May 19, 2013social media

“Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?”

On 2013-05-19, OUI Share declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$123 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Apr 16, 2013executive

“Useless As A Store Of Value”

On 2013-04-16, David Heinemeier Hansson (Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp & HEY) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$68 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

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“Paul Krugman: Bitcoins Would Have Been Considered Foolish By Adam Smith”

On 2013-04-13, Paul Krugman (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Huffpost. Bitcoin was trading at ~$93 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Apr 12, 2013social media

“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”

On 2013-04-12, Robert Nielsen (Blogger) declared Bitcoin dead via Whistling In The Wind. Bitcoin was trading at ~$117 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

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“Fool's Gold”

On 2013-04-11, Eric Posner (Professor, University of Chicago Law School) declared Bitcoin dead via Slate. Bitcoin was trading at ~$125 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Apr 5, 2013mainstream media

“Why Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail”

On 2013-04-05, Alex Planes (Writer, The Motley Fool) declared Bitcoin dead via Chron. Bitcoin was trading at ~$142 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.