⸺ Obituary · December 11, 2017 ⸺

“Bitcoin Has ‘No Intrinsic Value,’ Brookfield CEO Flatt Says”

Bloomberg

Bruce Flatt

Price at death

$14,595

Today

$62,500

Resurrection

×4.3

On 2017-12-11, Bruce Flatt (Brookfield CEO) declared Bitcoin dead via Bloomberg. Bitcoin was trading at ~$14,595 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on December 11, 2017, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $14,595. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 4.3× relative to the price on the day Bloomberg pronounced it finished.

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← Earlier death

“Bitcoin Prices Are Headed To $0.00: Peter Schiff”

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“Bitcoin Is A Ponzi Scheme, And It Will Collapse Like One”

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