Experts Saying "Bitcoin Is Dead"

On this day, 3 years ago, Dave Harper said #Bitcoin is dead. "Where does Bitcoin go from here? Just don’t hold it for the long term. It will continue to fall. Someday, it will be worth nothing." - @Pearlharper Price of $BTC at the time: $5,620.88 numismaticnews.net/archive/gettin…

On this day, 4 years ago, Ruzbeh Bacha said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoin is overvalued with a limited chance of success, most likely be replaced by a better cryptocurrency." - @ruzbehb Price of $BTC at the time: $6,570.31 cityfalcon.com/blog/investmen…

On this day, 4 years ago, Tom Stevenson said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoin is on the same path as every bubble in history." - @tomstevenson63 Price of $BTC at the time: $7,382.45 telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/…

On this day, 7 years ago, Kevin Dowd said #Bitcoin is dead. "There will be a stampede for the exit, the price of bitcoin will drop to its intrinsic value – zero – and the system will collapse." Price of $BTC at the time: $337.14 cityam.com/bitcoin-bust-w…

On this day, 5 years ago, Christopher Langner said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoin is quickly becoming a thing of the past." Price of $BTC at the time: $687.51 bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

On this day, 4 years ago, @TheEconomist said #Bitcoin is dead. "People are buying Bitcoin because they expect other people to buy it from them at a higher price; the definition of the greater fool theory." Price of $BTC at the time: $6,750.17 economist.com/buttonwoods-no…

On this day, 1 year ago, Oliver Kamm said #Bitcoin is dead. "By all means engage in it, like punting on a roulette wheel, for recreation, but be prepared to lose your entire stake." - @OliverKamm Price of $BTC at the time: $12,940.11 thetimes.co.uk/article/crypto…

On this day, 4 years ago, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said #Bitcoin is dead. "I don’t believe in this bitcoin thing. I think it’s just going to implode one day. I think this is Enron in the making." - @Alwaleed_Talal Price of $BTC at the time: $5,895.30 cnbc.com/2017/10/23/pri…

On this day, 4 years ago, Robert Shiller said #Bitcoin is dead. "People get excited about new monetary standards. Remember bimetallism? Everyone was talking about it for a while. And then it faded." - @RobertJShiller Price of $BTC at the time: $5,754.22 cnbc.com/2017/10/16/nob…

On this day, 8 years ago, Bryan Lynn said #Bitcoin is dead. "The fact of the matter is that bitcoin, if it is allowed to continue and grow, will promote a massive global expansion of very bad stuff." Price of $BTC at the time: $137.42 pymnts.com/uncategorized/…

On this day, 3 years ago, Nouriel Roubini said #Bitcoin is dead. "With the value of Bitcoin having fallen by around 70% since its peak late last year, the mother of all bubbles has now gone bust." - @Nouriel Price of $BTC at the time: $6,513.38 project-syndicate.org/commentary/blo…

On this day, 6 years ago, Anthony Watson said #Bitcoin is dead. "I’ll be surprised if bitcoin is here in five years. The value of bitcoin isn’t the currency, but the technology." - @AnthonyWatson Price of $BTC at the time: $252.59 fortune.com/2015/10/14/bit…

On this day, 5 years ago, Martin Tomlinson said #Bitcoin is dead. "If you have a quantum computer then you're able to just basically calculate the private key from the public key... Bitcoin will be doomed." Price of $BTC at the time: $635.08 newsweek.com/quantum-comput…

On this day, 4 years ago, Gary Shilling said #Bitcoin is dead. "It's a black box and I'm not a believer in black boxes. I'm just very suspicious of things that are not transparent." - @agaryshilling Price of $BTC at the time: $4,754.70 businessinsider.com/why-garry-shil…

On this day, 4 years ago, Kenneth Rogoff said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoin's price bubble will burst under government pressure." - @krogoff Price of $BTC at the time: $4,772.98 theguardian.com/technology/new…

On this day, 6 years ago, John Quiggin said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoins will attain their true economic value of zero. But [until then], they will damage the environment by wasting energy to no purpose." - @JohnQuiggin Price of $BTC at the time: $240.59 abc.net.au/news/2015-10-0…

On this day, 7 years ago, David Seaman said #Bitcoin is dead. "The big players didn't get in, and now they won't. Nobody wants to bet on a loser, which Bitcoin has been over the past few months, unequivocally." Price of $BTC at the time: $325.49 web.archive.org/web/2014100520…

On this day, 4 years ago, Larry Fink said #Bitcoin is dead. "Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world." Price of $BTC at the time: $4,404.10 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

On this day, 8 years ago, Christian Wagner said #Bitcoin is dead. "It's not anonymous, free, instant, convenient. It's difficult to make money on it, it's literally impossible that it will ever go into widespread use." Price of $BTC at the time: $123.10 brokenlibrarian.org/bitcoin/

On this day, 4 years ago, Richard Harris said #Bitcoin is dead. "[Bitcoin is] the Kardashians of the financial world; famous for being famous. But fame does not last forever, nor do market manias." - @richardharrishk Price of $BTC at the time: $4,185.29 scmp.com/business/marke…