⸺ Obituary · November 1, 2017 ⸺

“CME Futures Should Drive Bitcoin Price Towards Zero”

The Reference Frame

Luboš Motl

Price at death

$6,252

Today

$62,500

Resurrection

×10.0

On 2017-11-01, Luboš Motl declared Bitcoin dead via The Reference Frame. Bitcoin was trading at ~$6,252 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on November 1, 2017, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $6,252. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 10.0× relative to the price on the day The Reference Frame pronounced it finished.

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