5 wrong calls across 11 years of denial. 5 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.
The Greatest Misses
“Mining (they even borrowed the word!) bitcoins is pointless busywork that produces nothing of real value.”
$4·
“One of the lures of bitcoin is the idea of taking power away from the people in power.”
$4·
“Asking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”
$4·
They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong
“#Bitcoin is the #BeanieBabies of the modern era. Good luck!”
— James Woods
$15,379
“Bitcoin is (Nearly) Dead”
— Joe Carter
$662
“First, blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble.”
— Jack Ma
$6,248
“Cryptocurrencies play almost no role in economic transactions other than speculation in crypto markets themselves. And if your answer is ‘give it time,’ you should bear in mind that bitcoin has been around since 2009, which makes it ancient by tech standards; Apple introduced the iPad in 2010.”
— Paul Krugman
$30,416
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“It’s a fraud and honestly I’m just shocked anyone can’t see it for what it is.”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,161
“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
“Bitcoin is Evil.”
— Paul Krugman
$728
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“#Bitcoin is the #BeanieBabies of the modern era. Good luck!”
— James Woods
$15,379
“Bitcoin is (Nearly) Dead”
— Joe Carter
$662
“First, blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble.”
— Jack Ma
$6,248
“Cryptocurrencies play almost no role in economic transactions other than speculation in crypto markets themselves. And if your answer is ‘give it time,’ you should bear in mind that bitcoin has been around since 2009, which makes it ancient by tech standards; Apple introduced the iPad in 2010.”
— Paul Krugman
$30,416
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“It’s a fraud and honestly I’m just shocked anyone can’t see it for what it is.”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,161
“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
“Bitcoin is Evil.”
— Paul Krugman
$728
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“#Bitcoin is the #BeanieBabies of the modern era. Good luck!”
— James Woods
$15,379
“Bitcoin is (Nearly) Dead”
— Joe Carter
$662
“First, blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble.”
— Jack Ma
$6,248
“Cryptocurrencies play almost no role in economic transactions other than speculation in crypto markets themselves. And if your answer is ‘give it time,’ you should bear in mind that bitcoin has been around since 2009, which makes it ancient by tech standards; Apple introduced the iPad in 2010.”
— Paul Krugman
$30,416
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“It’s a fraud and honestly I’m just shocked anyone can’t see it for what it is.”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,161
“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
“Bitcoin is Evil.”
— Paul Krugman
$728
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
“#Bitcoin is the #BeanieBabies of the modern era. Good luck!”
— James Woods
$15,379
“Bitcoin is (Nearly) Dead”
— Joe Carter
$662
“First, blockchain is not a bubble, but Bitcoin is a bubble.”
— Jack Ma
$6,248
“Cryptocurrencies play almost no role in economic transactions other than speculation in crypto markets themselves. And if your answer is ‘give it time,’ you should bear in mind that bitcoin has been around since 2009, which makes it ancient by tech standards; Apple introduced the iPad in 2010.”
— Paul Krugman
$30,416
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“It’s a fraud and honestly I’m just shocked anyone can’t see it for what it is.”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,161
“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
“Bitcoin is Evil.”
— Paul Krugman
$728
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“It’s worse than tulip bulbs … it will be the emperor with no clothes”
— Jamie Dimon
$4,207
“So it turns out that Bitcoin is just another bubble asset that blows up when the Fed gets serious about hiking interest rates. Zero store of value function. Zero diversification benefit. Zero yield. Sayonara Bitcoin...”
— Robin Brooks
$24,760
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