{"name":"Bitcoin Is Dead","attribution":"Source: Bitcoin Is Dead (https://bitcoindeaths.com)","totalObituaries":482,"matched":1,"returned":1,"query":{"search":"","year":"","person":"","publication":"","sort":"newest","slug":"2018-11-17-bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-finally-comes-off-the-tracks","limit":5},"notes":"statementDate is the original publication date; addedOn is when the record entered this archive. Historical prices are USD snapshots, not investment returns. Inclusion records criticism, not a verdict that every claim is false.","terms":"https://bitcoindeaths.com/terms","documentation":"https://bitcoindeaths.com/data#lookup","records":[{"slug":"2018-11-17-bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-finally-comes-off-the-tracks","title":"Bitcoin's Rollercoaster Ride Finally Comes Off The Tracks","quote":"So much for Bitcoin, beloved of libertarians, drug dealers and, for a few golden years, the private sector currency that was set to displace the hated money of central banks. A week of sharp falls in its value has caused investors to question whether it is even viable as a financial asset, let alone a global currency that would one day replace the dollar or euro. Perhaps the next time you look at that Bitcoin ad, you should ask yourself: “What’s it worth in pet tortoise skeletons?” For everything else, there are euros.","person":"David Chance","jobTitle":"Writer","publication":"Independent.ie","statementDate":"2018-11-17","bitcoinPriceUsd":5536.07,"addedOn":null,"updatedOn":null,"citationUrl":"https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2018-11-17-bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-finally-comes-off-the-tracks","sourceUrl":"https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-finally-comes-off-the-tracks-37537429.html","archiveUrl":"https://web.archive.org/web/20181117080548/https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-finally-comes-off-the-tracks-37537429.html"}]}