Bloomberg.com, Jun 15, 2018
Bloomberg.com
“Bitcoin’s Greater Fools Go Into Hiding”
BTC that day: $6,637 (daily close)
$100 that day is worth $1,171 today (latest saved close, Nov 1, 2026)
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What bitcoin did next
- Highest close before that day: $19,280 on Dec 17, 2017, so it was 66% below that high when this ran.
- Lowest close after it: $3,232 on Dec 16, 2018 (−51% from that day).
- One year later (Jun 15, 2019): $8,694 (+31%).
- Latest saved close (Nov 1, 2026): $77,727 (+1,071%), 3,061 days later.
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Other 2018 obituaries (54)
- CTech (Calcalist), Jan 2, 2018: “2018 Forecasts: Bitcoin Will Crash”
- BostonGlobe.com, Jan 3, 2018: “The bitcoin bubble will likely burst, and here’s why”
- CNBC, Jan 4, 2018: “Investor who called last two major market crashes says bitcoin is a bubble”
- the Guardian, Jan 7, 2018: “The Guardian view on cryptocurrencies: a greater fool’s gold”
- Social Europe, Jan 11, 2018: “Bitcoin Is Not The Currency Of The Future”
- The Motley Fool Canada, Jan 12, 2018: “Bitcoin’s Demise Moves Closer”
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