bitcoinsdead
⸺ The vintage ⸺

Bitcoin was declared dead 93 times in 2017.

Every catalogued obituary from 2017, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $72,667.

Dec 30, 2017academic

“Bitcoin—The Andromeda Strain Of Computer Science Research”

SMBlog · Steven M. Bellovin
At death
$12,630
Since then
×5.8
Dec 29, 2017mainstream media

“Why Bitcoin Investors Are Like Stamp Collectors”

The Sidney Morning Herald · Michael Pascoe
At death
$14,428
Since then
×5.0
Dec 28, 2017financial press

“The Great Bitcoin Scam”

Forbes · Jay Adkisson
At death
$14,429
Since then
×5.0
Dec 27, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Is An Implausible Currency”

Bloomberg · Megan McArdle
At death
$15,378
Since then
×4.7
Dec 25, 2017investor

“Morgan Stanley Says The True Price Of Bitcoin Might Be Zero”

Business Insider · James Faucette
At death
$13,917
Since then
×5.2
Dec 24, 2017academic

“The Bitcoin Hoax”

Huffington Post · Robert Kuttner
At death
$13,975
Since then
×5.2
Dec 22, 2017executive

“Ten Years In, Nobody Has Come Up With A Use For Blockchain”

Hackernoon · Kai Stinchcombe
At death
$13,857
Since then
×5.2
Dec 21, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Heading To $0.00”

RT · Peter Schiff
At death
$15,561
Since then
×4.7
Dec 18, 2017financial press

“The Swedish Co-Founder Of Bitcoin.Com Has Sold All His Bitcoins”

Business Insider · Emil Oldenburg
At death
$18,961
Since then
×3.8
Dec 16, 2017academic

“A Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Bitcoin Is A More Obvious Bubble Than Housing Was”

Business Insider · Paul Krugman
At death
$19,343
Since then
×3.8
Dec 14, 2017investor

“Bitcoin: The World's First Decentralised Ponzi Scheme”

Webb-Site · David M. Webb
At death
$16,531
Since then
×4.4
Dec 13, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin Energy Boom Stamps Down Colossal Carbon Footprint”

DW · Alex de Vries
At death
$16,407
Since then
×4.4
Dec 12, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin Is The Most Perfect Bubble Possible”

The Washington Post · Matt O'Brien
At death
$17,178
Since then
×4.2
Dec 11, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is A Ponzi Scheme, And It Will Collapse Like One”

The Hill · Bert Ely
At death
$16,700
Since then
×4.4
Dec 10, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Prices Are Headed To $0.00: Peter Schiff”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$15,037
Since then
×4.8
Dec 8, 2017academic

“A New Gold? Bitcoin Is More Like The Beanie Baby Bubble”

The Telegraph · Zac Bissonette
At death
$16,057
Since then
×4.5
Dec 7, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Boom May Be A Disaster For The Environment”

CNN · John Quiggin
At death
$16,858
Since then
×4.3
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 5, 2017executive

“Bitcoin: French Economist Predicts Day Of Reckoning”

Irish Times · Robert Ophele
At death
$11,696
Since then
×6.2
Dec 4, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is A Dangerous Speculative Bubble”

CNBC · Stephen Roach
At death
$11,617
Since then
×6.3
Dec 3, 2017academic

“Economist James Rickards On Gold Versus Bitcoin — Intrinsic Value Is Meaningless For Both But The Bitcoin Prices Aren't Real”

Business Insider · James Rickards
At death
$11,181
Since then
×6.5
Dec 2, 2017investor

“When This Happens, Bitcoin Could Be Doomed”

The Motley Fool · Sean Williams
At death
$10,895
Since then
×6.7
Dec 1, 2017academic

“There's A Fatal Flaw In Cryptocurrencies Which Means They Can Never Be Real Currencies”

Business Insider · Paul Donovan
At death
$10,860
Since then
×6.7
Nov 30, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin Is A Delusion That Could Conquer The World”

The Atlantic · Derek Thompson
At death
$9,917
Since then
×7.3
Nov 29, 2017academic

“Bitcoin ‘Ought To Be Outlawed,’ Nobel Prize Winner Stiglitz Says”

Bloomberg · Joseph Stiglitz
At death
$9,816
Since then
×7.4
Nov 28, 2017mainstream media

“You're Gonna Lose All Your Money On Bitcoin, Idiots”

Splinter · Hamilton Nolan
At death
$9,908
Since then
×7.3
Nov 27, 2017financial press

“Time To Sell Your Bitcoins: Cryptocurrencies Success A Bubble, Central Bankers Around The World Warn”

Financial Express
At death
$9,739
Since then
×7.5
Nov 23, 2017mainstream media

“The Guardian View On Cryptocurrencies: Blockchain Of Fools”

The Guardian
At death
$8,003
Since then
×9.1
Nov 21, 2017social media

“Bitcoin Is Dead. It Was Split Into Two.”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Deadal Nix
At death
$8,096
Since then
×9.0
Nov 16, 2017financial press

“Why Bitcoin Will Go The Way Of The Tulips”

Financial Review · Elmer Funke Kupper
At death
$7,844
Since then
×9.3
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
×11.0
Nov 10, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Price Will Go To Zero As Bitcoin Will Struggle To Remain The Dominant Cryptocurrency”

City Falcon · Ruzbeh Bacha
At death
$6,570
Since then
×11.1
Nov 7, 2017politician

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

CNBC · Frederic Oudea
At death
$7,119
Since then
×10.2
Nov 5, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin Is On The Same Path As Every Bubble In History”

The Telegraph · Tom Stevenson
At death
$7,382
Since then
×9.8
Nov 2, 2017executive

“Bitcoin Is The Very Definition’ Of A Bubble, Credit Suisse CEO Says”

Bloomberg · Tidjane Thiam
At death
$7,030
Since then
×10.3
Nov 1, 2017academic

“Greater Fool Theory: The Bitcoin Bubble”

Economist · Buttonwood
At death
$6,750
Since then
×10.8
Oct 28, 2017executive

“Inside Warren Buffett’s Master Class On Bitcoin”

MarketWatch · Warren Buffett
At death
$5,733
Since then
×12.7
Oct 25, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Mining Wastes Vast Amounts of Energy, Harms Environment”

Cointelegraph · Frisco D'Anconia
At death
$5,734
Since then
×12.7
Oct 24, 2017academic

“UCLA Faculty Voice: Bitcoin Is An Energy-Wasting Ponzi Scheme”

UCLA · Ivo Welch
At death
$5,519
Since then
×13.2
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
×12.3
Oct 16, 2017academic

“Nobel-Winning Economist Shiller Calls Bitcoin A Fad”

CNBC · Robert Shiller
At death
$5,754
Since then
×12.6
Oct 15, 2017academic

“Peter Schiff: Bitcoin Is Not The Money Of The Future”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$5,697
Since then
×12.8
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
×12.9
Oct 10, 2017investor

“Gary Shilling Calls Bitcoin A Black Box And Says He Doesn't Invest In Things He Doesn't Understand”

Business Insider · Gary Shilling
At death
$4,755
Since then
×15.3
Oct 9, 2017executive

“Bitcoin's Price Bubble Will Burst Under Government Pressure”

The Guardian · Kenneth Rogoff
At death
$4,773
Since then
×15.2
Oct 2, 2017financial press

“Larry Fink Says Cryptocurrencies Show Level of Money Laundering”

Bloomberg · Larry Fink
At death
$4,404
Since then
×16.5
Sep 28, 2017executive

“Bitcoin's Fabulous Rise Will Eventually End In Tears”

South China Morning Post · Bill Harris
At death
$4,185
Since then
×17.4
Sep 27, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Is A Fraud, Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort Proclaims”

TheStreet · Jordan Belfort
At death
$4,209
Since then
×17.3
Sep 25, 2017investor

“Bitcoin To Zero”

Stockhouse.com · Bob Moriarty
At death
$3,928
Since then
×18.5
Sep 21, 2017central bank

“ECB's Constancio Says Bitcoin Isn't a Currency, It's a Tulip”

Bloomberg · Vítor Constâncio
At death
$3,613
Since then
×20.1
Sep 20, 2017financial press

“Stay Away From Bitcoin, It's An Absolute Bubble, Says Tocqueville's Hathaway”

Kitco.com · John Hathaway
At death
$3,858
Since then
×18.8
Sep 19, 2017investor

“Bridgewater Founder Ray Dalio: Bitcoin Is A Bubble”

CNBC · Ray Dalio
At death
$3,897
Since then
×18.6
Sep 18, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin’s Wild Ride Shows The Truth: It Is Probably Worth Zero”

The Wall Street Journal · James Mackintosh
At death
$4,067
Since then
×17.9
Sep 17, 2017mainstream media

“John McAfee Accidentally Just Revealed Why Bitcoin Is A Total Fraud”

Natural News · Mike Adams
At death
$3,673
Since then
×19.8
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
×19.7
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
×18.8
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
×17.5
Sep 11, 2017academic

“What Bitcoin Isn’t”

Moneyweb · Paul Donovan
At death
$4,189
Since then
×17.3
Sep 9, 2017academic

“Why China Crushed Bitcoin”

Forbes · Panos Mourdoukoutas
At death
$4,292
Since then
×16.9
Sep 7, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin, Ether And Other Cryptocurrencies May Be Seeing The Beginning Of The End”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$4,638
Since then
×15.7
Sep 5, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin's Price Hit $5,000 Last Week. It's Still A Dumb Investment”

Los Angeles Times · Michael Hiltzik
At death
$4,422
Since then
×16.4
Sep 4, 2017financial press

“The Death Of Bitcoin And The Future Of Cryptocurrencies”

Seeking Alpha · John Lohr
At death
$4,320
Since then
×16.8
Sep 3, 2017social media

“Bitcoin – A Textbook Example Of Investing Psychology”

Libertarian Home · Nico Metten
At death
$4,632
Since then
×15.7
Aug 25, 2017academic

“Here's How Bitcoin Will Collapse”

TheStreet · Peter Schiff
At death
$4,408
Since then
×16.5
Aug 21, 2017social media

“Bitcoin In An Illusionary Age”

Antonius Aquinas
At death
$4,055
Since then
×17.9
Aug 20, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Is Still Just A Speculative Asset”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$4,111
Since then
×17.7
Aug 17, 2017academic

“Bitcoin Bear Peter Schiff Doubles Down: Even At $4,000 It's Still A Bubble”

CoinDesk · Peter Schiff
At death
$4,316
Since then
×16.8
Aug 15, 2017financial press

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

Forbes · Adam Hartung
At death
$4,204
Since then
×17.3
Aug 14, 2017investor

“Gartman: Avoid The Bitcoin Boom”

CNBC · Dennis Gartman
At death
$4,383
Since then
×16.6
Aug 13, 2017investor

“Bitcoin Just Surged Over $4000 And Is Near Biggest Financial Crash In 400 Years”

TheStreet · Ken Goldberg
At death
$4,111
Since then
×17.7
Aug 10, 2017mainstream media

“All This Bitcoin Stuff Is Fake”

Splinter · Hamilton Nolan
At death
$3,445
Since then
×21.1
Aug 9, 2017financial press

“BTC Is Dead”

Bitcoin and The Blockchain · Alasdair Macleod
At death
$3,378
Since then
×21.5
Jul 28, 2017other

“Cryptocurrencies Will Be The Architects Of Their Own Demise”

Rusi · Tom Keatinge
At death
$2,805
Since then
×25.9
Jul 27, 2017investor

“Billionaire Investor Howard Marks Says Cryptocurrencies 'Aren't Real'”

Business Insider · Howard Marks
At death
$2,697
Since then
×26.9
Jul 25, 2017investor

“Howard Marks Sounds the Alarm on Tech, Cryptocurrencies and Private Equity”

Bloomberg · Howard Marks
At death
$2,591
Since then
×28.0
Jul 24, 2017financial press

“The Biggest Financial Bloggers Reveal Their Positions On Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies”

MarketWatch · Jared Dillian
At death
$2,779
Since then
×26.1
Jul 12, 2017investor

“Bitcoin Acceptance Is Virtually Zero And Shrinking”

Yahoo Finance · James Faucette
At death
$2,423
Since then
×30.0
Jul 6, 2017financial press

“Why Investors Should Ignore The Cryptocurrency Hype”

Investopedia · Landon D. Whaley
At death
$2,619
Since then
×27.7
Jun 20, 2017academic

“Bitcoin And Ethereum 'Both Soon Obsolete'”

James Rickards
At death
$2,779
Since then
×26.2
Jun 15, 2017financial press

“Stay Away From Bitcoin — It’s Complete Garbage”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$2,457
Since then
×29.6
Jun 13, 2017academic

“Raoul Pal: Bitcoin Is A Mania”

Business Insider · Raoul Pal
At death
$2,739
Since then
×26.5
Jun 6, 2017financial press

“Mark Cuban Calls Bitcoin A Bubble, Price Falls”

CNBC · Mark Cuban
At death
$2,914
Since then
×24.9
May 30, 2017investor

“What Is A Good Price For Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies? Zero.”

Jonathan Harris
At death
$2,197
Since then
×33.1
May 24, 2017academic

“Bitcoin: Ponzi Gone Global”

Macro Business · David Llewellyn-Smith
At death
$2,476
Since then
×29.3
May 19, 2017financial press

“Bitcoins: Are You Kidding Me?”

Seeking Alpha · John Lohr
At death
$1,968
Since then
×36.9
May 5, 2017financial press

“The Death Of Bitcoin”

Daily Reckoning · Matt Insley
At death
$1,512
Since then
×48.1
May 4, 2017financial press

“The Beginning Of The End For Bitcoin”

Daily Reckoning · Ray Blanco
At death
$1,516
Since then
×47.9
Apr 20, 2017executive

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

Forbes · Ben Lee
At death
$1,255
Since then
×57.9
Feb 27, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Will Never Be A Financial Mainstay”

Finance Feeds · Andrew Saks-McLeod
At death
$1,194
Since then
×60.8
Feb 24, 2017academic

“A Leading Economist Explains Why Bitcoin Isn't Money”

Business Insider · Ann Pettifor
At death
$1,181
Since then
×61.5
Jan 26, 2017investor

“Bitcoin Is A Bubble We’ve Seen Before”

Tom McClellan
At death
$915
Since then
×79.4
Jan 6, 2017mainstream media

“Bitcoin Will Never Be A Currency—It’s Something Way Weirder”

Wired · Cade Metz
At death
$896
Since then
×81.1
Jan 3, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Passes $1,000 But Only Number That Matters Is Zero”

Financial Times
At death
$1,031
Since then
×70.5