Bitcoin Death Statistics

As of November 6, 2026, Bitcoin has been declared dead 482 times since 2010, 28 of them in 2026. The most recent was on October 27, 2026, when Bitcoin was worth $80,029.43. The first was on October 15, 2010, at $0.11.

482Total deaths
16Years tracked
325Unique critics
214Publications

Key facts about Bitcoin deaths

Total death count: Bitcoin has been declared dead 482 times since 2010.

First Bitcoin obituary: The first Bitcoin obituary was published on October 15, 2010 when Bitcoin was trading at $0.11.

Most recent obituary: The latest Bitcoin death prediction was made on October 27, 2026 when Bitcoin was worth $80,029.43.

Peak death year: 2017 had the most Bitcoin obituaries with 93 death predictions.

Most frequent critic: Peter Schiff has declared Bitcoin dead 26 times, more than any other individual.

Investment calculation: If you invested $100 every time Bitcoin was declared dead, you would have invested $48,200 and would own approximately 1043.49 BTC.

Price performance: Bitcoin was $0.11 at the first obituary. The price has increased over 72,753,927% since then.

Bitcoin deaths by year

202628
202534
202410
202314
202227
202139
202020
201940
201874
201793
201623
201529
201424
201320
20116
20101

Most frequent Bitcoin critics

1Peter Schiff262Steve Hanke103Warren Buffett84Nouriel Roubini85Jamie Dimon76Paul Krugman67Nicholas Weaver68Jacob King59Brett Arends410John Crudele4

Publications with most Bitcoin obituaries

Twitter66
CNBC38
Bloomberg24
MarketWatch14
Business Insider13
Yahoo Finance9
Seeking Alpha9
Forbes9
Financial Times8
TheStreet7

Browse every Bitcoin obituary with original sources, quotes, and historical context.