"This Bitcoin Startup Is Changing Its Name And Moving Away From Bitcoin"
BTC_AT_TIME $253
Published in Fortune on 2015-10-14, "This Bitcoin Startup Is Changing Its Name And Moving Away From 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 $253 at the time of publication. Bitcoin continued to slide in a prolonged bear market, trading between $200 and $300 with waning media coverage.