Bitcoin Is Dead: every Bitcoin obituary since 2010, with receipts

Dec 27, 2013 · Bitcoin at $747
“Bitcoin is evil.”
Paul Krugman, Economist · The New York Times · Bitcoin since: +10,315%
$77,771$0.10$1$10$100$1K$10K$100K20122014201620182020202220242026

Bitcoin has been declared dead 478 times. If you invested $100 each time, you’d have $81,152,603 today. · Explain with AI · Embed widgets

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Questions

Is Bitcoin dead?

No. Bitcoin has been declared dead 478 times since 2010 and has kept running through every one of them. The most recent was on August 23, 2026, from Peter Schiff in BigGo Finance. The full answer.

How many times has Bitcoin been declared dead?

478 times, counting every public declaration on record since the first on October 15, 2010, when Bitcoin cost $0.11. The peak year was 2017, with 93 obituaries. By year.

Who declares Bitcoin dead most often?

Peter Schiff (26), Steve Hanke (10) and Warren Buffett (8) lead the count. Every entry links to what they said and when. The leaderboard.

When was Bitcoin most recently declared dead?

On August 23, 2026, when Bitcoin was $77,081. The latest entry is from Peter Schiff, in BigGo Finance. Read it.

Where does this data come from?

Every entry is checked by hand against the original article, post or interview, and links to it and to an archived copy. The entry records the date, the quote, who said it, where it ran, and the Bitcoin price that day. Sources and method.