"Éric Pichet: «Bitcoin Will Die of Grand Theft»"

Published in Latribune on 2017-12-06, "Éric Pichet: «Bitcoin Will Die of Grand Theft»" 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 $11,831 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.