"Bitcoin Is Still Rat Poison Squared"
BTC_AT_TIME $11,964
Published in Investor Place on 2020-09-01, "Bitcoin Is Still Rat Poison Squared" 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 $11,964 at the time of publication. Bitcoin weathered a COVID-driven March crash before surging to new highs near $30,000 by year-end.