3 terrible takes before the epiphany. 3 immortalized as posters. At least they got there eventually.
The Greatest Misses
“Bitcoin is the biggest bubble in human history. It is the mother of all bubbles.”
$8,595·
They Weren't the Only Ones Wrong
“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
“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
“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482
“#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
“”
— Kevin Dowd
$47,070
“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
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin isn’t just speculation, it is also a statement of identity.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin is casino chips”
— Avery Pennarun
$60,368
“A 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.”
— Steve Hanke
$10,674
“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
“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
“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482
“#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
“”
— Kevin Dowd
$47,070
“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
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin isn’t just speculation, it is also a statement of identity.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin is casino chips”
— Avery Pennarun
$60,368
“A 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.”
— Steve Hanke
$10,674
“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
“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
“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482
“#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
“”
— Kevin Dowd
$47,070
“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
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin isn’t just speculation, it is also a statement of identity.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin is casino chips”
— Avery Pennarun
$60,368
“A 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.”
— Steve Hanke
$10,674
“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
“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
“Bitcoin: The Emperor’s New Clothes”
— Keith Parkins
$382
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482
“#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
“”
— Kevin Dowd
$47,070
“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
“Bitcoin buoyancy is driven by popular mass delusion but the madness will keep making money”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin isn’t just speculation, it is also a statement of identity.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671
“Bitcoin is casino chips”
— Avery Pennarun
$60,368
“A 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.”
— Steve Hanke
$10,674
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