"Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again"

Published in MarketWatch on 2019-07-15, "Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again" 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 $10,842 at the time of publication. Bitcoin briefly surged back to $13,000 before retreating to around $7,000, leaving many skeptics unswayed.