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Bitcoin was declared dead 40 times in 2019.

Every catalogued obituary from 2019, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $72,667.

Dec 31, 2019academic

“It's A Pyramid Scheme”

Yahoo Finance · Tendayi Kapfidze
At death
$7,182
Since then
×10.1
Nov 21, 2019investor

“Bitcoin Is Dying”

CCN · Mark Dow
At death
$7,634
Since then
×9.5
Sep 24, 2019investor

“All Cryptos Will Disappear”

Portfilo Wealth Global · Jim Rogers
At death
$8,538
Since then
×8.5
Sep 14, 2019social media

“Bitcoin Will Be Dead By 2030”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Timothy Peterson
At death
$10,365
Since then
×7.0
Aug 24, 2019social media

“RIP Decentralization”

Medium · Michael K. Spencer
At death
$10,148
Since then
×7.2
Aug 23, 2019investor

“Bitcoin: The End Of An Era”

TradingView · MrRenev
At death
$10,407
Since then
×7.0
Aug 14, 2019financial press

“BTC Value Will Crash 99%”

CCN · Ed Butowsky
At death
$10,036
Since then
×7.2
Aug 6, 2019academic

“Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw: The Limited Adoption Problem”

SSRN · Franz J. Hinzen, Kose John, & Fahad Saleh
At death
$11,467
Since then
×6.3
Jul 24, 2019politician

“I Can Assure You I Will Personally Not Be Loaded Up On Bitcoin In 10 Years”

CNBC · Steven Mnuchin
At death
$9,772
Since then
×7.4
Jul 15, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again”

MarketWatch · Gary Smith
At death
$10,842
Since then
×6.7
Jul 13, 2019financial press

“Donald Trump Is Right About Bitcoin”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$11,351
Since then
×6.4
Jul 11, 2019politician

“Donald Trump Not A Fan Of Bitcoin”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Donald Trump
At death
$11,346
Since then
×6.4
Jul 6, 2019executive

“The End Of Bitcoin As We Know It”

Irish Tech News · David Fritsche
At death
$11,252
Since then
×6.5
Jul 2, 2019academic

“It Will Get To Zero In Due Time”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Nouriel Roubini
At death
$10,850
Since then
×6.7
Jun 29, 2019mainstream media

“Bitcoin Not Built To Last, Despite Recent Surge”

New York Post · Jonathon Trugman
At death
$11,883
Since then
×6.1
Jun 27, 2019financial press

“Bitcoin’s Crash Hurts The Latecomers Once Again”

MarketWatch · Brett Arends
At death
$11,171
Since then
×6.5
Jun 24, 2019academic

“None More Foolish Than What’s Being Said To Rationalize The Bitcoin Bubble”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Peter Schiff
At death
$11,042
Since then
×6.6
Jun 6, 2019executive

“Stark Warning For Crypto Fans – ‘It’ll All Be Worth Zero’”

Express · John Reed Stark
At death
$7,807
Since then
×9.3
May 31, 2019mainstream media

“The Bitcoin Scam”

Tribune · Alex Sobel
At death
$8,545
Since then
×8.5
May 27, 2019investor

“Bitcoin Will Likely Be Replaced By A New Technology”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Jason Calacanis
At death
$8,783
Since then
×8.3
May 22, 2019mainstream media

“Bitcoin Manipulation Madness Calls For Massive Investigation”

New York Post · John Crudele
At death
$7,624
Since then
×9.5
May 20, 2019mainstream media

“Bitcoin Will Soon Be Worth Zero”

New York Post · John Crudele
At death
$7,996
Since then
×9.1
May 19, 2019academic

“Buying Bitcoin Is A Fool's Game”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$8,189
Since then
×8.9
May 14, 2019financial press

“Kevin O'Leary Calls Bitcoin ‘Garbage’”

CNBC · Kevin O'Leary
At death
$7,978
Since then
×9.1
May 5, 2019executive

“Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Is A ‘Gambling Device’”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$5,824
Since then
×12.5
May 4, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Is Unreliable And Susceptible To Fraud”

Crypto Twitter (X) · Steve Hanke
At death
$5,876
Since then
×12.4
Apr 4, 2019academic

“The Best Thing To Do With Crypto? Burn It With Fire”

BREAKERMAG · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$4,918
Since then
×14.8
Apr 2, 2019mainstream media

“Nobody Learned Their Lesson After The Last Crash”

Gizmodo · Matt Novak
At death
$4,909
Since then
×14.8
Mar 25, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Is Nothing More Than ‘Bovine Excrement’”

CCN · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$3,929
Since then
×18.5
Mar 24, 2019social media

“I Know Who's The Guy Behind Bitcoin And When That Comes Out Bitcoin Is Going To Zero”

YouTube · Dan Peña
At death
$3,994
Since then
×18.2
Mar 2, 2019academic

“The Case Of The Disappearing Bitcoin”

The Spectator · Ross Anderson
At death
$3,845
Since then
×18.9
Feb 25, 2019executive

“Bitcoin Has No Unique Value At All”

CNBC · Warren Buffett
At death
$3,852
Since then
×18.9
Feb 14, 2019financial press

“JPMorgan Just Killed The Bitcoin Dream”

Barrons · Ben Walsh
At death
$3,593
Since then
×20.2
Feb 7, 2019central bank

“Bitcoin Inefficient As Large-scale Payment System”

Bitcoinist · Carlos Conesa
At death
$3,386
Since then
×21.5
Feb 6, 2019mainstream media

“There's No Good Reason To Trust Blockchain Technology”

Wired · Bruce Schneier
At death
$3,394
Since then
×21.4
Feb 4, 2019academic

“Crypto Declared Dead, Is This Now The Bottom?”

TRUSTNODES · Atulya Sarin
At death
$3,451
Since then
×21.1
Jan 29, 2019academic

“Cryptocurrency: Burn It With Fire”

arsTECHNICA · Nicholas Weaver
At death
$3,421
Since then
×21.2
Jan 23, 2019executive

“Bitcoin Will Go To Zero: Davos Talks Up The Future Of Blockchain Tech”

CNBC · Jeff Schumacher
At death
$3,576
Since then
×20.3
Jan 13, 2019academic

“Bitcoin Will Still Bite The Dust”

CoinDesk · Kevin Dowd
At death
$3,540
Since then
×20.5
Jan 8, 2019politician

“Cryptocurrencies A ‘Load Of Nonsense'”

CCN · Ardo Hansson
At death
$4,030
Since then
×18.0