Bitcoin Obituaries Tracker
Track every time Bitcoin was declared "dead" and see how wrong they were
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Bitcoin Obituaries
Times declared since 2010
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Obituary Timeline
Every time Bitcoin was declared "dead" throughout history
December 30, 2025
BTC Price
$72,000.00
Bitcoin is finished – 2026 will be worse
“If 2025 was bad for Bitcoin, 2026 will be catastrophic.”
Peter Schiff
ROI: +12%
December 22, 2025
BTC Price
$74,000.00
Bitcoin ends 2025 as biggest loser
“Bitcoin is the worst-performing major asset of 2025.”
Wall Street Journal
ROI: +9%
December 15, 2025
BTC Price
$73,000.00
Bitcoin's worst December ever
“December 2025 will be remembered as Bitcoin's worst month ever.”
CNBC
ROI: +11%
December 5, 2025
BTC Price
$76,000.00
Year-end selloff destroys Bitcoin
“Tax-loss harvesting will drive Bitcoin well below $70K.”
Bloomberg
ROI: +6%
November 28, 2025
BTC Price
$75,000.00
Thanksgiving crash – Bitcoin dead again
“Another holiday season crash proves Bitcoin is purely speculative.”
MarketWatch
ROI: +8%
November 15, 2025
BTC Price
$78,000.00
Bitcoin mempool crisis shows failure
“Chronic mempool congestion proves Bitcoin cannot function as intended.”
CoinDesk
ROI: +4%
November 3, 2025
BTC Price
$80,000.00
Bitcoin heading to $50K
“Bitcoin will test $50K before any recovery. The bear market is here.”
Various analysts
ROI: +1%
October 20, 2025
BTC Price
$85,000.00
Bitcoin energy crisis deepens
“Bitcoin's energy consumption is now a global crisis that must be stopped.”
UN Climate Panel
ROI: +-5%
October 8, 2025
BTC Price
$83,000.00
Bitcoin is a geopolitical liability
“Nations holding Bitcoin reserves are creating dangerous geopolitical risks.”
Foreign Affairs
ROI: +-2%
September 28, 2025
BTC Price
$81,000.00
Bitcoin adoption stalls globally
“Bitcoin adoption has plateaued. The growth story is over.”
Financial Times
ROI: +-0%
September 15, 2025
BTC Price
$79,000.00
SEC crackdown destroys Bitcoin
“The SEC's latest enforcement actions will destroy the crypto market.”
CNBC
ROI: +2%
September 2, 2025
BTC Price
$82,000.00
Bitcoin has peaked forever
“Bitcoin will never see $100K again. The cycle has permanently topped.”
Peter Schiff
ROI: +-1%
August 18, 2025
BTC Price
$86,000.00
Bitcoin network congestion unsolvable
“Bitcoin's scalability problems are fundamentally unsolvable.”
Vitalik Buterin
ROI: +-6%
August 5, 2025
BTC Price
$84,000.00
Bitcoin ETF bubble deflating
“The Bitcoin ETF hype was the top. It's all downhill from here.”
Seeking Alpha
ROI: +-4%
July 28, 2025
BTC Price
$88,000.00
Quantum computing threat to Bitcoin
“Quantum computers will break Bitcoin's cryptography within years.”
MIT Technology Review
ROI: +-8%
July 15, 2025
BTC Price
$86,000.00
Bitcoin volatility proves it's not money
“No serious person considers something this volatile as money.”
Paul Krugman
ROI: +-6%
July 3, 2025
BTC Price
$91,000.00
AI makes Bitcoin irrelevant
“AI-powered fintech solutions are making Bitcoin completely irrelevant.”
TechCrunch
ROI: +-11%
June 25, 2025
BTC Price
$87,000.00
Bitcoin is just digital tulips
“History will remember Bitcoin the same way it remembers tulip mania.”
Nouriel Roubini
ROI: +-7%
June 15, 2025
BTC Price
$89,000.00
Stablecoin regulation kills crypto
“New stablecoin regulations will choke the crypto ecosystem to death.”
Bloomberg
ROI: +-9%
June 3, 2025
BTC Price
$92,000.00
Bitcoin fails to reclaim $100K – dead cat bounce
“Bitcoin's failure to reclaim $100K confirms the bull run is over.”
Wall Street Journal
ROI: +-12%
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Obituaries Over Time
Notable Obituaries
The most referenced Bitcoin "death" declarations throughout history
Jul 2025
$86,000.00
Bitcoin volatility proves it's not money
“No serious person considers something this volatile as money.”
— Paul Krugman
Jun 2025
$87,000.00
Bitcoin is just digital tulips
“History will remember Bitcoin the same way it remembers tulip mania.”
— Nouriel Roubini
May 2025
$90,000.00
Warren Buffett's successor says crypto is worthless
“Greg Abel maintains Berkshire will never touch cryptocurrency.”
— CNBC
May 2025
$85,000.00
CBDCs will replace Bitcoin
“Central bank digital currencies will render Bitcoin completely obsolete.”
— ECB President Lagarde
Feb 2025
$96,000.00
Bybit hack of $1.5B devastates crypto
“The $1.5 billion Bybit hack is the largest in history.”
— Reuters
Aug 2024
$49,000.00
Japan selloff triggers Bitcoin death spiral
“The Japan selloff has triggered a Bitcoin death spiral.”
— Financial Media
Jun 2024
$69,000.00
Germany selling 50K Bitcoin
“Germany selling 50,000 Bitcoin will devastate the price.”
— Reuters
Nov 2023
$37,000.00
CZ pleads guilty – crypto's biggest figure falls
“CZ pleading guilty proves crypto's leaders are criminals.”
— Bloomberg
What are Bitcoin Obituaries?
Bitcoin Obituaries are a record of every time mainstream media, economists, or finance figures claimed Bitcoin had failed, was going to zero, or was "dead." Since 2010, Bitcoin has been declared dead hundreds of times, only to return stronger each time.
This tracker doesn't just document the criticism; it calculates the opportunity cost at the moment these pessimistic predictions were made. Many obituaries followed major price corrections, which in hindsight were the best buying opportunities.
Sentiment vs. Price Divergence
When media headlines are most negative, Bitcoin is often in an accumulation phase. Examine the historical correlation between the density of obituaries and price bottoms.
Return Analysis (ROI)
See the return you would have earned if you had bought Bitcoin on the day of the most famous obituaries. Often, these returns exceed 10,000%.
How to Track Bitcoin Obituaries
Track Bitcoin obituaries in four simple steps.
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Disclaimer
This tracker is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Bitcoin obituary data is sourced from public records and media archives. Past declarations of Bitcoin's demise do not predict future market performance. This is not financial advice.