"Why Apple Pay And Dollars Are Killing Bitcoin"

Published in Forbes on 2015-01-29, "Why Apple Pay And Dollars Are Killing Bitcoin" 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 $232 at the time of publication. Bitcoin continued to slide in a prolonged bear market, trading between $200 and $300 with waning media coverage.