"Cryptocurrencies A ‘Load Of Nonsense'"
BTC_AT_TIME $4,030
Published in CCN on 2019-01-08, "Cryptocurrencies A ‘Load Of Nonsense" 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 $4,030 at the time of publication. Bitcoin briefly surged back to $13,000 before retreating to around $7,000, leaving many skeptics unswayed.