"Bitcoin Is A Joke"

Published in Business Insider on 2013-11-16, "Bitcoin Is A Joke" 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 $434 at the time of publication. Bitcoin saw explosive growth from $13 to over $1,000, driven by the Cyprus banking crisis and speculative interest.