"Bitcoin 'Too Volatile' To Be Store Of Value: Steve Forbes"
BTC_AT_TIME $18,657
Published in Decrypt on 2020-12-04, "Bitcoin 'Too Volatile' To Be Store Of Value: Steve Forbes" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece challenged Bitcoin's narrative as a store of value or digital gold, arguing it lacked the stability and track record needed for that role. Bitcoin was trading at $18,657 at the time of publication. Bitcoin weathered a COVID-driven March crash before surging to new highs near $30,000 by year-end.