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Bitcoin was declared dead 26 times in 2016.

Every catalogued obituary from 2016, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $61,577.

Dec 8, 2016social media

“Bitcoin Is A Bubble. It Will Burst On Monday 12 December 2016”

On 2016-12-08, Jiri Kram (Cloud Architect) declared Bitcoin dead via LinkedIn. Bitcoin was trading at ~$767 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Dec 7, 2016financial press

“Why This Well-Funded Startup Just Gave Up On Bitcoin”

On 2016-12-07, Fortune declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$764 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 21, 2016mainstream media

“Bitcoin Was Supposed To Change The World. What Happened?”

On 2016-11-21, Nathaniel Popper (Reporter, The New York Times) declared Bitcoin dead via Vox. Bitcoin was trading at ~$737 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 17, 2016executive

“Circle CEO: Nobody Will Be Using Bitcoin In 5 To 10 Years”

On 2016-11-17, Jeremy Allaire (CEO, Circle) declared Bitcoin dead via Coin Journal. Bitcoin was trading at ~$735 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 3, 2016financial press

“Bitcoin's At It Again”

On 2016-11-03, Christopher Langner (Investment Strategist) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg. Bitcoin was trading at ~$688 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

On 2016-10-12, Martin Tomlinson (Professor, Plymouth University) declared Bitcoin dead via Newsweek. Bitcoin was trading at ~$635 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Sep 16, 2016social media

“Cryptocurrencies Are Dead”

On 2016-09-16, Medium declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$606 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Aug 30, 2016mainstream media

“How Bitcoin Was Brought Down By Its Own Potential—And The Banks”

On 2016-08-30, Luke Ryan (Tech Writer) declared Bitcoin dead via Quartz. Bitcoin was trading at ~$576 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Aug 25, 2016financial press

“The Bitcoin Bros Have Lost”

On 2016-08-25, Jon Shazar (Editor, Deal Breaker) declared Bitcoin dead via Deal Breaker. Bitcoin was trading at ~$576 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 21, 2016mainstream media

“Why Ethereum Succeeded Where Bitcoin Failed”

On 2016-07-21, Stephan Tual (Developer, DAO) declared Bitcoin dead via Vice.com. Bitcoin was trading at ~$665 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 7, 2016financial press

“Bitcoin’s Rallying Again—But Isn’t Getting Much Attention Anymore”

On 2016-07-07, Jon Sindreu (Writer, Wall Street Journal) declared Bitcoin dead via WSJ. Bitcoin was trading at ~$640 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The Wall Street Journal

“We Rather Disagree With This Estimation Of Bitcoin”

On 2016-06-03, Adam Smith Institute declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$573 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.

Apr 19, 2016executive

“‘Bitcoin Is Dead,’ Says Prominent Fintech Exec”

On 2016-04-19, Taavet Hinrikus (CEO, TransferWise) declared Bitcoin dead via Yahoo. Bitcoin was trading at ~$436 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Mar 26, 2016executive

“1,000 Bitcoin Wallets Won't Replace One Financial Revolution”

On 2016-03-26, John Biggs (CEO, Freemit) declared Bitcoin dead via CoinDesk. Bitcoin was trading at ~$417 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Performing An Autopsy On The Bitcoin”

On 2016-03-08, Roger Arnold (Professor) declared Bitcoin dead via TheStreet. Bitcoin was trading at ~$412 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Death Sentence For The World’s Most Popular Cryptocurrency”

On 2016-03-07, David Yermack (Chairman of Finance department, NYU Stern) declared Bitcoin dead via Cointelegraph. Bitcoin was trading at ~$413 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Mar 6, 2016financial press

“Dumb Investment Of The Week: Bitcoin Investment Trust”

On 2016-03-06, Ben Strubel (Wealth Manager) declared Bitcoin dead via Seeking Alpha. Bitcoin was trading at ~$405 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Mar 4, 2016financial press

“The Crisis In Bitcoin And The Rise Of Blockchain”

On 2016-03-04, Jeff John Roberts (Staff Writer, Fortune) declared Bitcoin dead via Fortune. Bitcoin was trading at ~$408 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Mar 2, 2016mainstream media

“The Dream Of Buying A Coffee With Bitcoin Is Dying, If It’s Not Already Dead”

On 2016-03-02, Peter Todd (Bitcoin Developer) declared Bitcoin dead via Vice. Bitcoin was trading at ~$422 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is Dead, Long Live The Blockchain”

On 2016-02-21, Roger Arnold (Professor) declared Bitcoin dead via TheStreet. Bitcoin was trading at ~$439 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Feb 20, 2016mainstream media

“The Decline Of Bitcoin Shows You Can't Engineer Past Government”

On 2016-02-20, Ryan Cooper (National Correspondent, The Week) declared Bitcoin dead via The Week. Bitcoin was trading at ~$437 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“R.I.P. Bitcoin. It’s Time To Move On.”

On 2016-02-19, Vivek Wadhwa (Professor, Carnegie Mellon) declared Bitcoin dead via The Washington Post. Bitcoin was trading at ~$420 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Feb 14, 2016social media

“The Resolution Of The Bitcoin Experiment”

On 2016-02-14, Mike Hearn (Engineer) declared Bitcoin dead via Mike Hearn. Bitcoin was trading at ~$407 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Nick Weaver On Why You Should Sell Your Bitcoin”

On 2016-02-09, Nicholas Weaver (Professor, UC Berkeley) declared Bitcoin dead via The Lawfare Podcast. Bitcoin was trading at ~$373 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jan 21, 2016financial press

“Debate On Blockchain Eclipses Talk Of Basel III At Davos”

On 2016-01-21, Financial Times declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$398 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.