"BlackRock Will Completely Destroy Bitcoin"

Published in Forbes on 2023-12-26, "BlackRock Will Completely Destroy Bitcoin" 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 $42,520 at the time of publication. Bitcoin began recovering from 2022 lows, climbing from $16,000 back toward $45,000 by year-end.