"Bitcoin's Rollercoaster Ride Finally Comes Off The Tracks"
BTC_AT_TIME $5,536
Published in The Independent on 2018-11-17, "Bitcoin's Rollercoaster Ride Finally Comes Off The Tracks" 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 $5,536 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.