⸺ Obituary · October 26, 2018 ⸺

“Bitcoin Or Shitcoin?”

BitMEX Research

Price at death

$6,405

Today

$62,500

Resurrection

×9.8

On 2018-10-26, BitMEX Research declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$6,405 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on October 26, 2018, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $6,405. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 9.8× relative to the price on the day BitMEX Research pronounced it finished.

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