Keith Parkins

    Keith Parkins

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

    The Greatest Misses

    "Emperor's new clothes" — Keith Parkins, 2016. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "Emperor's new clothes" — Keith Parkins, 2016. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    “Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”

    $382·

    They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Warren Buffett wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn't produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little Bitcoins come out or anything like that. It's a delusion, basically.”

    — Warren Buffett

    $3,826

    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

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”

    — Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a fraud.”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $4,161

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $8,093

    Megan McArdle wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency”

    — Megan McArdle

    $15,189

    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

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There will be a stampede for the exit, the price of bitcoin will drop to its intrinsic value – zero – and the system will collapse. The only question is when.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $3,512

    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

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”

    — Steve Hanke

    $27,271

    Elizabeth Warren wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”

    — Elizabeth Warren

    $28,188

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Warren Buffett wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn't produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little Bitcoins come out or anything like that. It's a delusion, basically.”

    — Warren Buffett

    $3,826

    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

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”

    — Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a fraud.”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $4,161

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $8,093

    Megan McArdle wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency”

    — Megan McArdle

    $15,189

    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

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There will be a stampede for the exit, the price of bitcoin will drop to its intrinsic value – zero – and the system will collapse. The only question is when.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $3,512

    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

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”

    — Steve Hanke

    $27,271

    Elizabeth Warren wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”

    — Elizabeth Warren

    $28,188

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Warren Buffett wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn't produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little Bitcoins come out or anything like that. It's a delusion, basically.”

    — Warren Buffett

    $3,826

    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

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”

    — Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a fraud.”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $4,161

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $8,093

    Megan McArdle wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency”

    — Megan McArdle

    $15,189

    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

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There will be a stampede for the exit, the price of bitcoin will drop to its intrinsic value – zero – and the system will collapse. The only question is when.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $3,512

    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

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”

    — Steve Hanke

    $27,271

    Elizabeth Warren wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”

    — Elizabeth Warren

    $28,188

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “get out if you don't wanna loose all your money”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Warren Buffett wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn't produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little Bitcoins come out or anything like that. It's a delusion, basically.”

    — Warren Buffett

    $3,826

    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

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “If we now say ok, bitcoins. What about platinum? What about coal? Why don’t we hold strategic beef reserves, or mutton reserves, or apple reserves? Why Bitcoin?”

    — Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a fraud.”

    — Jordan Belfort

    $4,161

    Agustín Carstens wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster.”

    — Agustín Carstens

    $8,093

    Megan McArdle wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency”

    — Megan McArdle

    $15,189

    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

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “There will be a stampede for the exit, the price of bitcoin will drop to its intrinsic value – zero – and the system will collapse. The only question is when.”

    — Kevin Dowd

    $3,512

    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

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”

    — Steve Hanke

    $27,271

    Elizabeth Warren wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    “With Bitcoin, there's no thing that backs it up. It's just belief.”

    — Elizabeth Warren

    $28,188

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