"Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?"

Published in Ouishare on 2013-05-19, "Game Over, Bitcoin. Where Is The Next Human-Based Digital Currency?" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece argued that Bitcoin failed as a functional currency due to extreme price volatility, slow transaction speeds, and limited merchant acceptance. Bitcoin was trading at $122 at the time of publication. Bitcoin saw explosive growth from $13 to over $1,000, driven by the Cyprus banking crisis and speculative interest.