⸺ Obituary · June 28, 2018 ⸺

“Bitcoin Has Fallen To Its Lowest Point Since November And Will Probably Be Totally Wiped Out”

Independent

Hamish McRae

“My instinct is that these cryptocurrencies will disappear in a puff of smoke. I just hope too many people are not too damaged when it happens.”

Price at death

$5,848

Today

$61,577

Resurrection

×10.5

On 2018-06-28, Hamish McRae (Commentator, The Independent) declared Bitcoin dead via Independent. Bitcoin was trading at ~$5,848 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on June 28, 2018, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $5,848. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 10.5× relative to the price on the day Independent pronounced it finished.

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