"American SEC begins purge of cryptocurrencies by targeting Bittrex"

Published in Stockemperor on 2017-10-03, "American SEC begins purge of cryptocurrencies by targeting Bittrex" 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 $4,418 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.