"Bitcoin Is Close To Becoming Worthless"
BTC_AT_TIME $3,856
Published in MarketWatch on 2018-12-03, "Bitcoin Is Close To Becoming Worthless" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece argued Bitcoin was heading to zero, citing the absence of intrinsic value and the impossibility of sustaining its price without underlying fundamentals. Bitcoin was trading at $3,856 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.