02Forbes · Apr 15, 2013
“Bitcoin: Whatever It Is, It's Not Money!”
We don't really know how this coin is created.
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The worst Bitcoin takes, with receipts
93 headlines and clips from 35 outlets since 2011, each next to what Bitcoin did after it ran.
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Worst aged · The Economist · October 21, 2011
“The bursting of the Bitcoin bubble”
Bitcoin is in trouble. It plummeted from a peak of around $33 per unit in June to just $2.51.
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03Politico · Aug 10, 2013
“Bitcoin: Tax haven of the future”
Tomorrow’s tax havens could be fueled by new technology like Bitcoin
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04BBC · Apr 10, 2013
“The Bitcoin bubble”
The only reason to get hold of Bitcoins right now is because you think they might be worth a lot more in a few hours or days.
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05The Guardian · Apr 9, 2013
“Bitcoin is not a real currency, just some 21st-century cowrie shells”
There's no Bank of Bitcoin which can release extra liquidity when people start hoarding
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06The Guardian · Dec 17, 2014
“Bitcoin is the worst investment of 2014. But can it recover?”
A hefty hack may hurt bitcoin temporarily, but far worse for the currency is no one talking about it at all.
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07Financial Times · Nov 10, 2015
“Bitcoin's place in the long history of pyramid schemes”
Pyramid schemes must always suck in new converts to avoid collapse. Bitcoin shares some of these features.
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08Fortune · Sep 27, 2016
“Can This 22-year-old Coder Out-Bitcoin Bitcoin?”
Even in the Bitcoin community, there’s some envy for the flexibility of Buterin’s creation.
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09Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2013
“The bitcoin crash of 2013: Don't you feel silly now?”
People who thought that bitcoins could serve as either an investment vehicle or an alternative world currency got their heads handed to them
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10New York Times · Dec 28, 2013
“Bitcoin Is Evil”
it remains completely unclear why BitCoin should be a stable store of value
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11Financial Times · Jan 16, 2014
“Beware the mania for Bitcoin, the tulip of the 21st century”
The currency is at present attractive tax evasion and money laundering. This will not last.
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12The Guardian · Dec 4, 2013
“Bitcoin hype worse than 'tulip mania', says Dutch central banker”
Bitcoin hype worse than 'tulip mania', says Dutch central banker
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13Bloomberg · Dec 11, 2018
“Yep, Bitcoin Was a Bubble. And It Popped.”
The most important lesson is: Financial bubbles are real, and they will make your life’s savings vanish
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