⸺ Obituary · February 6, 2026 ⸺

“The Inevitable Implosion Of The Bitcoin Scam”

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Mike Carlton

“I’m quite looking forward to the inevitable implosion of the Bitcoin and Crypto scam…”

Price at death

$70,397

Today

$61,577

Decline

-13%

On 2026-02-06, Mike Carlton (Media Commentator, Author) declared Bitcoin dead via Twitter. Bitcoin was trading at ~$70,397 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

The declaration was catalogued on February 6, 2026, when one Bitcoin traded for approximately $70,397. Bitcoin remains below its price on the day of this declaration — for now.

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“Bitcoin Is Still About $69,000 Too High”

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