Josh Williams

    Josh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    Finance
    7quotes
    7posters

    7 wrong calls across 1 years of denial. 7 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.

    The Greatest Misses

    "political" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "political" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “To many, Bitcoin’s appeal is not just pecuniary, it is political.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "a statement of identity" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "a statement of identity" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin isn’t just speculation, it is also a statement of identity.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "madness" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "madness" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “There can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "irrationally valuable" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "irrationally valuable" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "will collapse" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "will collapse" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "driven by popular mass delusion" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "driven by popular mass delusion" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·
    "a mania" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "a mania" — Josh Williams, 2021. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is a mania worthy of Mackay.”

    Josh Williams - Bitcoin criticJosh Williams

    Financial Analyst

    $35,671·

    They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I regard the bitcoin craze as totally asinine.”

    — Charlie Munger

    $9,875

    Lawrence Meyers wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”

    — Lawrence Meyers

    $48,357

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    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

    Eswar Prasad wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I think the promise of decentralized finance using blockchain technologies is a real one, but Bitcoin itself may not last much longer.”

    — Eswar Prasad

    $46,180

    Rafi Farber wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “(...) Bitcoin is dead.”

    — Rafi Farber

    $61,322

    Stephen Isaacs wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”

    — Stephen Isaacs

    $55,685

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is casino chips”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $60,368

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Paul Krugman wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin can collapse completely.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $34,261

    Vítor Constâncio wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”

    — Vítor Constâncio

    $49,708

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I regard the bitcoin craze as totally asinine.”

    — Charlie Munger

    $9,875

    Lawrence Meyers wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”

    — Lawrence Meyers

    $48,357

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    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

    Eswar Prasad wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I think the promise of decentralized finance using blockchain technologies is a real one, but Bitcoin itself may not last much longer.”

    — Eswar Prasad

    $46,180

    Rafi Farber wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “(...) Bitcoin is dead.”

    — Rafi Farber

    $61,322

    Stephen Isaacs wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”

    — Stephen Isaacs

    $55,685

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is casino chips”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $60,368

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Paul Krugman wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin can collapse completely.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $34,261

    Vítor Constâncio wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”

    — Vítor Constâncio

    $49,708

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I regard the bitcoin craze as totally asinine.”

    — Charlie Munger

    $9,875

    Lawrence Meyers wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”

    — Lawrence Meyers

    $48,357

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    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

    Eswar Prasad wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I think the promise of decentralized finance using blockchain technologies is a real one, but Bitcoin itself may not last much longer.”

    — Eswar Prasad

    $46,180

    Rafi Farber wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “(...) Bitcoin is dead.”

    — Rafi Farber

    $61,322

    Stephen Isaacs wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”

    — Stephen Isaacs

    $55,685

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is casino chips”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $60,368

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Paul Krugman wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin can collapse completely.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $34,261

    Vítor Constâncio wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”

    — Vítor Constâncio

    $49,708

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I regard the bitcoin craze as totally asinine.”

    — Charlie Munger

    $9,875

    Lawrence Meyers wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”

    — Lawrence Meyers

    $48,357

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    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

    Eswar Prasad wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I think the promise of decentralized finance using blockchain technologies is a real one, but Bitcoin itself may not last much longer.”

    — Eswar Prasad

    $46,180

    Rafi Farber wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “(...) Bitcoin is dead.”

    — Rafi Farber

    $61,322

    Stephen Isaacs wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “I don’t know where it will end or how it will end, but it will end. And when it ends, it will be ugly because there will be nothing there.”

    — Stephen Isaacs

    $55,685

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is casino chips”

    — Avery Pennarun

    $60,368

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Paul Krugman wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “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

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin can collapse completely.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $34,261

    Vítor Constâncio wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is like the tulip fever.”

    — Vítor Constâncio

    $49,708

    Birds of a Feather

    Same energy, same bad takes.

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    Agustín Carstens

    General Manager of BIS

    Alan Greenspan
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    Alan Greenspan

    Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

    Ben Kramer-Miller
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    Ben Kramer-Miller

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    Bert Ely
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    Bert Ely

    Financial Consultant

    Bill Blain
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    Bill Blain

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    Bill Harris
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    Bill Harris

    Former CEO of PayPal

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    Agustín Carstens
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    Agustín Carstens

    General Manager of BIS

    Alan Greenspan
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    Alan Greenspan

    Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

    Ben Kramer-Miller
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    Ben Kramer-Miller

    Financial Analyst

    Bert Ely
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    Bert Ely

    Financial Consultant

    Bill Blain
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    Bill Blain

    Market Strategist

    Bill Harris
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    Bill Harris

    Former CEO of PayPal

    Plot Twist: ₿uyer
    Agustín Carstens
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    Agustín Carstens

    General Manager of BIS

    Alan Greenspan
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    Alan Greenspan

    Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

    Ben Kramer-Miller
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    Ben Kramer-Miller

    Financial Analyst

    Bert Ely
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    Bert Ely

    Financial Consultant

    Bill Blain
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    Bill Blain

    Market Strategist

    Bill Harris
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    Bill Harris

    Former CEO of PayPal

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