“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
$624·
2 wrong calls across 1 years of denial. 2 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.
The Greatest Misses
They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927
“Why bitcoin will fail”
— Avery Pennarun
$4
“Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”
— Agustín Carstens
$8,093
“Bitcoin is bovine excrement.”
— Nicholas Weaver
$3,970
“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 is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin looks like it really is a bubble in multiple senses.”
— Paul Krugman
$285
“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
$626
“Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$49,708
“There is no real demand for bitcoin.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927
“Why bitcoin will fail”
— Avery Pennarun
$4
“Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”
— Agustín Carstens
$8,093
“Bitcoin is bovine excrement.”
— Nicholas Weaver
$3,970
“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 is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin looks like it really is a bubble in multiple senses.”
— Paul Krugman
$285
“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
$626
“Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$49,708
“There is no real demand for bitcoin.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927
“Why bitcoin will fail”
— Avery Pennarun
$4
“Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”
— Agustín Carstens
$8,093
“Bitcoin is bovine excrement.”
— Nicholas Weaver
$3,970
“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 is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin looks like it really is a bubble in multiple senses.”
— Paul Krugman
$285
“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
$626
“Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$49,708
“There is no real demand for bitcoin.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927
“Why bitcoin will fail”
— Avery Pennarun
$4
“Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”
— Agustín Carstens
$8,093
“Bitcoin is bovine excrement.”
— Nicholas Weaver
$3,970
“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 is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin looks like it really is a bubble in multiple senses.”
— Paul Krugman
$285
“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
$626
“Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$49,708
“There is no real demand for bitcoin.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
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