The New York Times (Paul Krugman), Dec 28, 2013
The New York Times (Paul Krugman)
“Bitcoin Is Evil”
BTC that day: $724 (daily close)
$100 that day is worth $10,696 today (latest saved close, Oct 31, 2026)
What bitcoin did next
- Highest close before that day: $1,137 on Dec 5, 2013, so it was 36% below that high when this ran.
- Lowest close after it: $172 on Jan 15, 2015 (−76% from that day).
- One year later (Dec 28, 2014): $316 (−56%).
- Latest saved close (Oct 31, 2026): $77,434 (+10,596%), 4,690 days later.
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