Andrew Leonard

    Andrew Leonard

    Journalist

    Media
    3quotes
    3posters

    3 wrong calls across 1 years of denial. 3 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.

    The Greatest Misses

    "dull" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "dull" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin isn't cyberpunk fantasy and it isn't a Thomas Pynchon novel. It's dull. The thrill is gone. And that's why people are so mad.”

    Andrew Leonard - Bitcoin criticAndrew Leonard

    Journalist

    $626·
    "dead and gone" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "dead and gone" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Sorry, libertarians: Your dream of a Bitcoin paradise is officially dead and gone”

    Andrew Leonard - Bitcoin criticAndrew Leonard

    Journalist

    $626·
    "currency of resistance" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "currency of resistance" — Andrew Leonard, 2014. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin has always been viewed as a currency of resistance -- a way to wrest control over the essence of money away from governments, central bankers and Wall Street.”

    Andrew Leonard - Bitcoin criticAndrew Leonard

    Journalist

    $626·

    They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong

    Taavet Hinrikus wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”

    — Taavet Hinrikus

    $118,347

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is akin to a 'pet rock' because it 'does nothing”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $42,699

    Frances Coppola wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.”

    — Frances Coppola

    $47,538

    Kevin Drum wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I’d say Bitcoin is doomed in the medium-term future. Farrell is right: it can be a bit of a curiosity, but if it ever enjoys wider success, that very success will kill it.”

    — Kevin Drum

    $311

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It’s worse than tulip bulbs. It won’t end well. Someone is going to get killed,”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $4,207

    Donald Trump wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

    — Donald Trump

    $11,350

    Kevin George wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is dead as predicted - Don't get stucked in”

    — Kevin George

    $20,800

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There is also the argument that the price of bitcoin must go to zero because an inferior product cannot survive long-term in the absence of regulatory barriers to entry.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It's an asset that's crazy.”

    — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    $30,838

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Asking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I personally think that bitcoin is worthless.”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $57,490

    Jim Cramer wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Mr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.”

    — Jim Cramer

    $26,872

    Taavet Hinrikus wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”

    — Taavet Hinrikus

    $118,347

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is akin to a 'pet rock' because it 'does nothing”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $42,699

    Frances Coppola wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.”

    — Frances Coppola

    $47,538

    Kevin Drum wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I’d say Bitcoin is doomed in the medium-term future. Farrell is right: it can be a bit of a curiosity, but if it ever enjoys wider success, that very success will kill it.”

    — Kevin Drum

    $311

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It’s worse than tulip bulbs. It won’t end well. Someone is going to get killed,”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $4,207

    Donald Trump wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

    — Donald Trump

    $11,350

    Kevin George wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is dead as predicted - Don't get stucked in”

    — Kevin George

    $20,800

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There is also the argument that the price of bitcoin must go to zero because an inferior product cannot survive long-term in the absence of regulatory barriers to entry.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It's an asset that's crazy.”

    — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    $30,838

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Asking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I personally think that bitcoin is worthless.”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $57,490

    Jim Cramer wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Mr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.”

    — Jim Cramer

    $26,872

    Taavet Hinrikus wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”

    — Taavet Hinrikus

    $118,347

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is akin to a 'pet rock' because it 'does nothing”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $42,699

    Frances Coppola wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.”

    — Frances Coppola

    $47,538

    Kevin Drum wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I’d say Bitcoin is doomed in the medium-term future. Farrell is right: it can be a bit of a curiosity, but if it ever enjoys wider success, that very success will kill it.”

    — Kevin Drum

    $311

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It’s worse than tulip bulbs. It won’t end well. Someone is going to get killed,”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $4,207

    Donald Trump wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

    — Donald Trump

    $11,350

    Kevin George wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is dead as predicted - Don't get stucked in”

    — Kevin George

    $20,800

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There is also the argument that the price of bitcoin must go to zero because an inferior product cannot survive long-term in the absence of regulatory barriers to entry.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It's an asset that's crazy.”

    — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    $30,838

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Asking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I personally think that bitcoin is worthless.”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $57,490

    Jim Cramer wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Mr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.”

    — Jim Cramer

    $26,872

    Taavet Hinrikus wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”

    — Taavet Hinrikus

    $118,347

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is akin to a 'pet rock' because it 'does nothing”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $42,699

    Frances Coppola wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If I write about the inevitable obsolescence of Bitcoin, I'll have to lock my account again, won't I.”

    — Frances Coppola

    $47,538

    Kevin Drum wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I’d say Bitcoin is doomed in the medium-term future. Farrell is right: it can be a bit of a curiosity, but if it ever enjoys wider success, that very success will kill it.”

    — Kevin Drum

    $311

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It’s worse than tulip bulbs. It won’t end well. Someone is going to get killed,”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $4,207

    Donald Trump wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”

    — Donald Trump

    $11,350

    Kevin George wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is dead as predicted - Don't get stucked in”

    — Kevin George

    $20,800

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There is also the argument that the price of bitcoin must go to zero because an inferior product cannot survive long-term in the absence of regulatory barriers to entry.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “It's an asset that's crazy.”

    — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    $30,838

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Asking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Jamie Dimon wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I personally think that bitcoin is worthless.”

    — Jamie Dimon

    $57,490

    Jim Cramer wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Mr. Bitcoin is about to go down big.”

    — Jim Cramer

    $26,872

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