"Why Bitcoin Investors Are Like Stamp Collectors"

Published in Sydney Morning Herald on 2017-12-29, "Why Bitcoin Investors Are Like Stamp Collectors" 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 $14,428 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.