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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: $72,667.

Dec 27, 2013academic

“Bitcoin Is Evil”

The New York Times · Paul Krugman
At death
$747
Since then
×97.3
Dec 17, 2013academic

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

Business Insider · Mark T. Williams
At death
$684
Since then
×106
Dec 4, 2013central bank

“Greenspan Says Bitcoin a Bubble Without Intrinsic Currency Value”

Bloomberg · Alan Greenspan
At death
$1,147
Since then
×63.3
Nov 27, 2013mainstream media

“A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail”

The New York Times · Edward Hadas
At death
$948
Since then
×76.6
Nov 26, 2013academic

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

Wired · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$899
Since then
×80.8
Nov 22, 2013social media

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

Fester's Den
At death
$747
Since then
×97.2
Nov 20, 2013financial press

“Bitcoin Is Still Doomed”

Bloomberg · Timothy Lavin
At death
$573
Since then
×127
Nov 6, 2013executive

“Bitcoin Is A Joke”

Business Insider · Joe Weisenthal
At death
$254
Since then
×286
Oct 16, 2013mainstream media

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

Salon · Bryan Lynn
At death
$137
Since then
×529
Sep 30, 2013social media

“Should I Buy Bitcoins?" "No.”

Broken Librarian · Christian Wagner
At death
$123
Since then
×590
Aug 8, 2013financial press

“The SEC Shows Why Bitcoin Is Doomed”

Bloomberg View · Timothy Lavin
At death
$95
Since then
×767
Jun 26, 2013social media

“Why Bitcoin Will Fail”

DailyPaul.com
At death
$104
Since then
×699
Jun 20, 2013mainstream media

“Bitcoin Sees The Grim Reaper”

NY Mag · Kevin Roose
At death
$111
Since then
×653
May 20, 2013financial press

“Beware Of This Insidious New Currency Scam”

Wall Street Daily
At death
$122
Since then
×596
May 19, 2013social media

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

OUI Share
At death
$123
Since then
×593
Apr 16, 2013executive

“Useless As A Store Of Value”

Crypto Twitter (X) · David Heinemeier Hansson
At death
$68
Since then
×1,063
Apr 13, 2013academic

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

Huffpost · Paul Krugman
At death
$93
Since then
×781
Apr 12, 2013social media

“The Bitcoin Bubble Has Burst”

Whistling In The Wind · Robert Nielsen
At death
$117
Since then
×621
Apr 11, 2013academic

“Fool's Gold”

Slate · Eric Posner
At death
$125
Since then
×582
Apr 5, 2013mainstream media

“Why Bitcoin Is Doomed To Fail”

Chron · Alex Planes
At death
$142
Since then
×511