Nicholas Weaver

    Nicholas Weaver

    Computer Security Researcher

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

    The Greatest Misses

    "bovine excrement." β€” Nicholas Weaver, 2019. Bitcoin prediction poster.
    "bovine excrement." β€” Nicholas Weaver, 2019. Bitcoin prediction poster.

    β€œBitcoin is bovine excrement.”

    Nicholas Weaver - Bitcoin criticNicholas Weaver

    Computer Security Researcher

    $3,970Β·

    They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSometime I call it crypto crapo, sometime I call it cryp sh*t. It's just ridiculous than anybody would buy it.”

    β€” Charlie Munger

    $24,331

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œRemember, Bitcoin is a meme coin.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $102,052

    Neel Kashkari wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”

    β€” Neel Kashkari

    $67,824

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œA survey by the @bankofcanada shows that #Canadians with low financial literacy are twice as likely to buy #Bitcoin. This proves the old adage that there is a sucker born every minute.”

    β€” Steve Hanke

    $10,674

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œ#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $40,094

    Bert Ely wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œMeanwhile bitcoin and the like will quickly fade into financial history, just as tulipmania did, serving solely to remind future generations of the folly of gambling on illusions of value.”

    β€” Bert Ely

    $14,691

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œAsking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    β€” Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSo 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...”

    β€” Robin Brooks

    $24,760

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSometime I call it crypto crapo, sometime I call it cryp sh*t. It's just ridiculous than anybody would buy it.”

    β€” Charlie Munger

    $24,331

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œRemember, Bitcoin is a meme coin.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $102,052

    Neel Kashkari wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”

    β€” Neel Kashkari

    $67,824

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œA survey by the @bankofcanada shows that #Canadians with low financial literacy are twice as likely to buy #Bitcoin. This proves the old adage that there is a sucker born every minute.”

    β€” Steve Hanke

    $10,674

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œ#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $40,094

    Bert Ely wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œMeanwhile bitcoin and the like will quickly fade into financial history, just as tulipmania did, serving solely to remind future generations of the folly of gambling on illusions of value.”

    β€” Bert Ely

    $14,691

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œAsking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    β€” Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSo 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...”

    β€” Robin Brooks

    $24,760

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSometime I call it crypto crapo, sometime I call it cryp sh*t. It's just ridiculous than anybody would buy it.”

    β€” Charlie Munger

    $24,331

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œRemember, Bitcoin is a meme coin.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $102,052

    Neel Kashkari wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”

    β€” Neel Kashkari

    $67,824

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œA survey by the @bankofcanada shows that #Canadians with low financial literacy are twice as likely to buy #Bitcoin. This proves the old adage that there is a sucker born every minute.”

    β€” Steve Hanke

    $10,674

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œ#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $40,094

    Bert Ely wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œMeanwhile bitcoin and the like will quickly fade into financial history, just as tulipmania did, serving solely to remind future generations of the folly of gambling on illusions of value.”

    β€” Bert Ely

    $14,691

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œAsking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    β€” Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSo 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...”

    β€” Robin Brooks

    $24,760

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Charlie Munger wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSometime I call it crypto crapo, sometime I call it cryp sh*t. It's just ridiculous than anybody would buy it.”

    β€” Charlie Munger

    $24,331

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œRemember, Bitcoin is a meme coin.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $102,052

    Neel Kashkari wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œJust replace the word Bitcoin with Beanie Babies. Should the Fed buy Beanie Babies because they were a fad for a while?”

    β€” Neel Kashkari

    $67,824

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Lesetja Kganyago wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œIf 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?”

    β€” Lesetja Kganyago

    $105,559

    Kevin Dowd wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Kevin Dowd

    $47,070

    Steve Hanke wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œA survey by the @bankofcanada shows that #Canadians with low financial literacy are twice as likely to buy #Bitcoin. This proves the old adage that there is a sucker born every minute.”

    β€” Steve Hanke

    $10,674

    Peter Schiff wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œ#Bitcoin won't be around a decade from now.”

    β€” Peter Schiff

    $40,094

    Bert Ely wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œMeanwhile bitcoin and the like will quickly fade into financial history, just as tulipmania did, serving solely to remind future generations of the folly of gambling on illusions of value.”

    β€” Bert Ely

    $14,691

    Avery Pennarun wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œAsking why I think bitcoin won't work is like asking why the sky isn't red.”

    β€” Avery Pennarun

    $4

    Robin Brooks wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œSo 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...”

    β€” Robin Brooks

    $24,760

    Jordan Belfort wrong Bitcoin prediction poster

    β€œβ€

    β€” Jordan Belfort

    $6,177

    Birds of a Feather

    Same energy, same bad takes.

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