"Bitcoin Could Become ‘Worthless’, Bank of England Warns"
BTC_AT_TIME $48,385
Published in The Guardian on 2021-12-14, "Bitcoin Could Become ‘Worthless’, Bank of England Warns" declared Bitcoin dead or fundamentally doomed. The piece argued that regulatory intervention was inevitable and would prove fatal, pointing to government crackdowns or proposed legislation. Bitcoin was trading at $48,385 at the time of publication. Bitcoin reached all-time highs above $60,000 twice, fuelled by institutional adoption and the NFT boom.