"The Rise And Fall Of Bitcoin (And The New Kid On The Blockchain)"

Published in Thebitcoinwire on 2017-04-20, "The Rise And Fall Of Bitcoin (And The New Kid On The Blockchain)" 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 $1,255 at the time of publication. Bitcoin was in the midst of an extraordinary bull run, rising from $1,000 to nearly $20,000 by December.