4 wrong calls across 8 years of denial. 4 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.
The Greatest Misses
“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.”
$47,070·
“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.”
$3,512·
They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“(...) Bitcoin is dead.”
— Rafi Farber
$61,322
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“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
“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
“The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”
— Lawrence Meyers
$48,357
“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“Bitcoin is a fraud.”
— Jordan Belfort
$4,161
“In my life, I try and avoid things that are stupid and evil and make me look bad in comparison to somebody else – and bitcoin does all three”
— Charlie Munger
$37,649
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“(...) Bitcoin is dead.”
— Rafi Farber
$61,322
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“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
“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
“The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”
— Lawrence Meyers
$48,357
“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“Bitcoin is a fraud.”
— Jordan Belfort
$4,161
“In my life, I try and avoid things that are stupid and evil and make me look bad in comparison to somebody else – and bitcoin does all three”
— Charlie Munger
$37,649
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“(...) Bitcoin is dead.”
— Rafi Farber
$61,322
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“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
“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
“The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”
— Lawrence Meyers
$48,357
“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“Bitcoin is a fraud.”
— Jordan Belfort
$4,161
“In my life, I try and avoid things that are stupid and evil and make me look bad in comparison to somebody else – and bitcoin does all three”
— Charlie Munger
$37,649
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
“Bitcoin is dead”
— Pascal Bouvier
$238
“#Bitcoin is an asset that is extremely volatile, susceptible to fraud, and highly uncertain. What could go wrong? Bitcoin is nothing more than a highly speculative asset with a fundamental value of ZERO.”
— Steve Hanke
$42,205
“(...) Bitcoin is dead.”
— Rafi Farber
$61,322
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“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
“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
“The Bitcoin Skeptic: BTC Value Will Crash 99% for the Same Reason Tumblr’s Just Did”
— Lawrence Meyers
$48,357
“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
— Nouriel Roubini
$8,595
“I just don't believe in this bitcoin thing.”
— Prince Alwaleed
$5,914
“Bitcoin is a fraud.”
— Jordan Belfort
$4,161
“In my life, I try and avoid things that are stupid and evil and make me look bad in comparison to somebody else – and bitcoin does all three”
— Charlie Munger
$37,649
“Bitcoin is noxious poison”
— Charlie Munger
$9,875
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