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“(...)Christians should avoid Bitcoin “at all cost”(...).”
— Joe Carter
$662at the time
“Bitcoin is obsolete. Interesting idea and concept. Impractical for any real utility.”
— Bill Blain
$29,161at the time
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624at the time
“Bitcoin to Die - its unavoidable. The death of crypto and the blockchain.”
— Arduino Tronic
$226at the time
“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386at the time
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217at the time
“Bitcoin is a detector of imbeciles. But it’s not a currency, not a store of value, and not a medium of exchange.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at 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
“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649at the time
“A speculative thing. It's a speculative asset that seems to, just like behave, you know, like the high-priced real estate in Manhattan, for it attrack the stock market.”
— Nassim Taleb
$30,838at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“(...)Christians should avoid Bitcoin “at all cost”(...).”
— Joe Carter
$662at the time
“Bitcoin is obsolete. Interesting idea and concept. Impractical for any real utility.”
— Bill Blain
$29,161at the time
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624at the time
“Bitcoin to Die - its unavoidable. The death of crypto and the blockchain.”
— Arduino Tronic
$226at the time
“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386at the time
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217at the time
“Bitcoin is a detector of imbeciles. But it’s not a currency, not a store of value, and not a medium of exchange.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at 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
“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649at the time
“A speculative thing. It's a speculative asset that seems to, just like behave, you know, like the high-priced real estate in Manhattan, for it attrack the stock market.”
— Nassim Taleb
$30,838at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“(...)Christians should avoid Bitcoin “at all cost”(...).”
— Joe Carter
$662at the time
“Bitcoin is obsolete. Interesting idea and concept. Impractical for any real utility.”
— Bill Blain
$29,161at the time
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624at the time
“Bitcoin to Die - its unavoidable. The death of crypto and the blockchain.”
— Arduino Tronic
$226at the time
“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386at the time
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217at the time
“Bitcoin is a detector of imbeciles. But it’s not a currency, not a store of value, and not a medium of exchange.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at 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
“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649at the time
“A speculative thing. It's a speculative asset that seems to, just like behave, you know, like the high-priced real estate in Manhattan, for it attrack the stock market.”
— Nassim Taleb
$30,838at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
“(...)Christians should avoid Bitcoin “at all cost”(...).”
— Joe Carter
$662at the time
“Bitcoin is obsolete. Interesting idea and concept. Impractical for any real utility.”
— Bill Blain
$29,161at the time
“Thank you so much for calling all this bitcoin nonsense exactly what it is — a scam.”
— John Q. Public
$624at the time
“Bitcoin to Die - its unavoidable. The death of crypto and the blockchain.”
— Arduino Tronic
$226at the time
“For those who had assumed that it might turn into a currency -- terribly sorry, but this is an asset and it’s a highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business and some interesting and totally reprehensible money-laundering activity.”
— Christine Lagarde
$37,386at the time
“One of the signs that Bitcoin is dying is that hardly anyone actually uses the currency.”
— Robert Nielsen
$217at the time
“Bitcoin is a detector of imbeciles. But it’s not a currency, not a store of value, and not a medium of exchange.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
$30,838at the time
“You’d Have to Be Insane to Introduce Bitcoin into an Environment that’s Already Corrupt”
— Steve Hanke
$45,597at 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
“It’s got a magic to it and people have attached magic to lots of things.”
— Warren Buffett
$37,649at the time
“A speculative thing. It's a speculative asset that seems to, just like behave, you know, like the high-priced real estate in Manhattan, for it attrack the stock market.”
— Nassim Taleb
$30,838at the time
“Bitcoin is a highly speculative asset, not a currency. Unreliability, lack of stability, and susceptibility to fraud will continue to plague this cryptocurrency. Don't be tricked, buying Bitcoin is a fool's game.”
— Steve Hanke
$27,271at the time
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