"Big Governments Will Crush Bitcoin, But Won’t Kill It"
BTC_AT_TIME $4,190
Published in Forbes on 2017-08-23, "Big Governments Will Crush Bitcoin, But Won’t Kill It" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece argued that regulatory intervention was inevitable and would prove fatal, pointing to government crackdowns or proposed legislation. Bitcoin was trading at $4,190 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.