“Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world”
$5,558·
1 wrong call across 1 years of denial. 1 framed for posterity. No signs of stopping.
The Greatest Misses
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“Bitcoin is a joke perpetuated on a gullible investing public.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“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
“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
“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
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a pure Ponzi. Its a pyramid.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.”
— Elon Musk
$23,473
“Long-term Bitcoin #HOLDers aren't worried as they've been through 73% declines before. But previous declines didn't involve anywhere near the total market cap lost during this decline, nor did they involve massive leverage. This crash is just beginning. #Bitcoin will not recover.”
— Peter Schiff
$18,971
“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
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bust”
— Nouriel Roubini
$23,719
“Bitcoin is a joke perpetuated on a gullible investing public.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“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
“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
“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
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a pure Ponzi. Its a pyramid.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.”
— Elon Musk
$23,473
“Long-term Bitcoin #HOLDers aren't worried as they've been through 73% declines before. But previous declines didn't involve anywhere near the total market cap lost during this decline, nor did they involve massive leverage. This crash is just beginning. #Bitcoin will not recover.”
— Peter Schiff
$18,971
“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
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bust”
— Nouriel Roubini
$23,719
“Bitcoin is a joke perpetuated on a gullible investing public.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“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
“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
“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
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a pure Ponzi. Its a pyramid.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.”
— Elon Musk
$23,473
“Long-term Bitcoin #HOLDers aren't worried as they've been through 73% declines before. But previous declines didn't involve anywhere near the total market cap lost during this decline, nor did they involve massive leverage. This crash is just beginning. #Bitcoin will not recover.”
— Peter Schiff
$18,971
“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
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bust”
— Nouriel Roubini
$23,719
“Bitcoin is a joke perpetuated on a gullible investing public.”
— John Q. Public
$624
“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
“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
“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
“All we know is Bitcoin is not an efficient means of payment. Don’t bank on it.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$118,347
“Bitcoin is a pure Ponzi. Its a pyramid.”
— Peter Schiff
$26,838
“I get a kick out of #Bitcoin fanatics who accuse me of secretly owning Bitcoin, but refusing to publicly wear the ribbon. They are just so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't accept that I legitimately disagree with their perspective. I just don't see the emperor's new clothes.”
— Peter Schiff
$60,800
“Bitcoin is almost as bs as fiat money.”
— Elon Musk
$23,473
“Long-term Bitcoin #HOLDers aren't worried as they've been through 73% declines before. But previous declines didn't involve anywhere near the total market cap lost during this decline, nor did they involve massive leverage. This crash is just beginning. #Bitcoin will not recover.”
— Peter Schiff
$18,971
“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
“(...) Bitcoin could remain irrationally valuable for a long while yet.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin's 'hyperbolic bubble is going to go bust”
— Nouriel Roubini
$23,719
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