"Former Bitcoin Companies Are Erasing Their Embarrassing Bits"

Published in The Guardian on 2015-11-23, "Former Bitcoin Companies Are Erasing Their Embarrassing Bits" 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 $323 at the time of publication. Bitcoin continued to slide in a prolonged bear market, trading between $200 and $300 with waning media coverage.