"Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Is A ‘Gambling Device’"

Published in CNBC on 2019-05-05, "Warren Buffett Says Bitcoin Is A ‘Gambling Device’" 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 $5,824 at the time of publication. Bitcoin briefly surged back to $13,000 before retreating to around $7,000, leaving many skeptics unswayed.