"A Bitcoin FAQ"
BTC_AT_TIME $123
Published in Brokenlibrarian on 2013-09-30, "A Bitcoin FAQ" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece argued that Bitcoin's fundamental flaws — including volatility, scalability limitations, and lack of intrinsic value — made long-term survival unlikely. 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.