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⸺ Obituary · April 4, 2025

Bitcoin's Digital Gold Narrative Weakens Amid Market Volatility

TokenPost, Frank Giustra
Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra has joined critics, urging Bitcoin advocates to abandon the digital gold narrative. He argues that Bitcoin behaves more like a speculative asset than a store of value, especially during turbulent market periods.
Price at death
$83,844
Today
$73,405
Decline
-12%

On 2025-04-04, Frank Giustra (Founder, Lionsgate) declared Bitcoin dead via TokenPost. Bitcoin was trading at ~$83,844 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on April 4, 2025, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $83,844. Bitcoin remains below its price on the day of this declaration — for now.

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