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⸺ Obituary · February 9, 2026

The $126K ATH May Have Been The Final ATH

X (Twitter), Peter Schiff
Despite unprecedented support from the media, Wall Street, and government, Bitcoin is trading below the $69K ATH it first hit in Nov. 2021. At no point in its 16-year history did Bitcoin ever trade below a prior ATH four years later. The $126K ATH may have been the final ATH.
Price at death
$70,121
Today
$73,405
Resurrection
×1.0

On 2026-02-09, Peter Schiff (Stock Broker / Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$70,121 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on February 9, 2026, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $70,121. Since then, Bitcoin has appreciated by 5% relative to the price on the day X (Twitter) pronounced it finished.

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