⸺ Obituary · February 12, 2026 ⸺
“There No Inherent Value To [Bitcoin]”
— CNBC, Jemima Kelly
“I do genuinely think its value is 0.”
Price at death
$66,222
Today
$73,358
Resurrection
×1.1
On 2026-02-12, Jemima Kelly (Columnist) declared Bitcoin dead via CNBC. Bitcoin was trading at ~$66,222 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.
The declaration was catalogued on February 12, 2026, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $66,222. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 11% relative to the price on the day CNBC pronounced it finished.