"The Blockchain: ‘Just like the Internet’ Except that it’s not"

Published in PYMNTS on 2015-10-05, "The Blockchain: ‘Just like the Internet’ Except that it’s not" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece dismissed Bitcoin while acknowledging blockchain technology, arguing the underlying network was the real innovation and Bitcoin itself was dispensable. Bitcoin was trading at $246 at the time of publication. Bitcoin continued to slide in a prolonged bear market, trading between $200 and $300 with waning media coverage.