"The Bitcoin Revolution Isn’t Coming. Here’s Why"
BTC_AT_TIME $16,937
Published in South China Morning Post on 2018-01-05, "The Bitcoin Revolution Isn’t Coming. Here’s Why" 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 $16,937 at the time of publication. Bitcoin crashed more than 80% from its late 2017 peak, with critics pointing to the burst of the speculative bubble.