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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Bitcoin itself is a hyped-up fraud. It's a pet rock."
— Jamie Dimon, CNBC
2023
The Bitcoin Obituaries
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deaths and counting
Bitcoin obituaries filed under "bubble"
Every time a serious publication buried Bitcoin. Every time Bitcoin sent flowers back.
Bitcoin obituary tracking was pioneered by 99bitcoins. We built on their work and added BTC-price-then vs now, the framing department, and a proper wake for each one.
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Cryptocurrencies are not currencies, full stop."
— Christine Lagarde, Reuters
2022
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Of course I hate the bitcoin success. I don't welcome a currency that's so useful to kidnappers and extortionists."
— Charlie Munger, Yahoo Finance
2021
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Bitcoin is not money — it's a highly speculative asset that will eventually go to zero."
— Steve Hanke, Kitco News
2019
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"In terms of cryptocurrencies, generally, I can say with almost certainty that they will come to a bad ending."
— Warren Buffett, CNBC
2018
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Bitcoin is the mother of all bubbles… it has no intrinsic value."
— Nouriel Roubini, Bloomberg
2018
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"It's a fraud. It's worse than tulip bulbs. It won't end well. Someone is going to get killed."
— Jamie Dimon, CNBC
2017
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme. It will fail."
— Peter Schiff, Fox Business
2015
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"So far almost all of the Bitcoin discussion has been positive economics — can this actually work? And I have to say that I'm still deeply unconvinced."
— Paul Krugman, The New York Times
2013
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BITCOIN
b. 2009 · d.
"The Bitcoin economy is in shambles."
— Timothy B. Lee, Wired
2011
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