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“Bitcoin ain't money”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350at the time
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927at the time
“Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors”
— Karen Webster
$6,591at the time
“Bitcoin is still doomed.”
— Timothy Lavin
$573at the time
“Bitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.”
— Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482at the time
“Bitcoin is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686at the time
“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
$30,416at the time
“There can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin is probably rat poison squared.”
— Warren Buffett
$9,819at the time
“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428at the time
“Bitcoin ain't money”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350at the time
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927at the time
“Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors”
— Karen Webster
$6,591at the time
“Bitcoin is still doomed.”
— Timothy Lavin
$573at the time
“Bitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.”
— Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482at the time
“Bitcoin is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686at the time
“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
$30,416at the time
“There can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin is probably rat poison squared.”
— Warren Buffett
$9,819at the time
“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428at the time
“Bitcoin ain't money”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350at the time
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927at the time
“Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors”
— Karen Webster
$6,591at the time
“Bitcoin is still doomed.”
— Timothy Lavin
$573at the time
“Bitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.”
— Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482at the time
“Bitcoin is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686at the time
“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
$30,416at the time
“There can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin is probably rat poison squared.”
— Warren Buffett
$9,819at the time
“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428at the time
“Bitcoin ain't money”
— Peter Schiff
$4,350at the time
“Bitcoin is really a fascinating example of how human beings create value, and is not always rational... tt is not a rational currency in that case.”
— Alan Greenspan
$15,927at the time
“Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors”
— Karen Webster
$6,591at the time
“Bitcoin is still doomed.”
— Timothy Lavin
$573at the time
“Bitcoin has no intrinsic value but I applaud your ability to want to buy or sell it, just like I think you have the right to smoke.”
— Jamie Dimon
$94,575at the time
“Bitcoin inches closer to extinction”
— Ben Kritz
$56,482at the time
“Bitcoin is not real money... it's speculation.”
— Vítor Constâncio
$3,686at the time
“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
$30,416at the time
“There can be little doubt that Bitcoin is madness.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin will eventually collapse under the weight of its own absurdity, as all speculative assets have before it.”
— Josh Williams
$35,671at the time
“Bitcoin is probably rat poison squared.”
— Warren Buffett
$9,819at the time
“Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
— Taavet Hinrikus
$428at the time
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