"Where Did Bitcoin Go Wrong?"
BTC_AT_TIME $333
Published in CNN Money on 2014-10-29, "Where Did Bitcoin Go Wrong?" 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 $333 at the time of publication. Bitcoin was in a sustained bear market following the Mt. Gox exchange collapse, which erased $400 million in customer funds.