The Critics
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Peter SchiffStock Broker / Economist“But for all practical purposes, for most investors, it will feel like zero... Bitcoin will lose over 99% of its market value, even if it still trades above…” — Jun 2026, Benzinga23deaths2
Steve HankeEconomist and Professor, Johns Hopkins University“So much for Bitcoin being 'digital gold.' BITCOIN = A HIGHLY SPECULATIVE ASSET WITH NO FUNDAMENTAL VALUE.” — Nov 2025, Twitter10deaths3
Warren BuffettCEO, Berkshire Hathaway“Bitcoin is a gambling token, and it doesn’t have any intrinsic value.” — Apr 2023, Fox Business8deaths4
Nouriel RoubiniEconomist and Professor, NYU“Since the fundamental value of bitcoin is zero and would be negative if a proper carbon tax was applied to its massive polluting energy-hogging production, I…” — Feb 2021, Insider8deaths5
Jamie DimonCEO, JP Morgan Chase“I’ve always been deeply opposed to crypto, bitcoin, etc. The only true use case for it is criminals, drug traffickers … money laundering, tax avoidance... If I…” — Dec 2023, CNBC7deaths6
Paul KrugmanEconomist“It’s not digital gold — it’s digital Benjamins.” — Dec 2024, Paul Krugman6deaths7
Nicholas WeaverProfessor, UC Berkeley“First of all, the cryptocurrencies don’t actually work as currency. That’s the big deal. They’re hard to buy because they are deliberately incompatible with…” — Apr 2019, BREAKERMAG6deaths8
Jacob KingCEO, WhaleWire“Bitcoin is in its final stages.
Hundreds of billions have been invested into something with literally zero utility or intrinsic value.
It was created by…” — Feb 2026, Twitter5deaths9
Brett ArendsFinancial Journalist“Cryptocurrencies are a pure gamble with no discernible fundamentals whatsoever. The cryptocurrency “markets” are rife with fraud, scams and manipulation. I’d…” — Jul 2019, MarketWatch4deaths10
John CrudeleColumnist“As I’ve said before, bitcoin is nothing more than a confidence game. It’s worth nothing if people suddenly lose their confidence in this fake digital currency…” — May 2019, NYPost4deaths
Peter SchiffStock Broker / Economist“But for all practical purposes, for most investors, it will feel like zero... Bitcoin will lose over 99% of its market value, even if it still trades above…” — Jun 2026, Benzinga23deaths2Steve HankeEconomist and Professor, Johns Hopkins University“So much for Bitcoin being 'digital gold.' BITCOIN = A HIGHLY SPECULATIVE ASSET WITH NO FUNDAMENTAL VALUE.” — Nov 2025, Twitter10deaths3Warren BuffettCEO, Berkshire Hathaway“Bitcoin is a gambling token, and it doesn’t have any intrinsic value.” — Apr 2023, Fox Business8deaths4Nouriel RoubiniEconomist and Professor, NYU“Since the fundamental value of bitcoin is zero and would be negative if a proper carbon tax was applied to its massive polluting energy-hogging production, I…” — Feb 2021, Insider8deaths5Jamie DimonCEO, JP Morgan Chase“I’ve always been deeply opposed to crypto, bitcoin, etc. The only true use case for it is criminals, drug traffickers … money laundering, tax avoidance... If I…” — Dec 2023, CNBC7deaths6Paul KrugmanEconomist“It’s not digital gold — it’s digital Benjamins.” — Dec 2024, Paul Krugman6deaths7Nicholas WeaverProfessor, UC Berkeley“First of all, the cryptocurrencies don’t actually work as currency. That’s the big deal. They’re hard to buy because they are deliberately incompatible with…” — Apr 2019, BREAKERMAG6deaths8Jacob KingCEO, WhaleWire“Bitcoin is in its final stages.
Hundreds of billions have been invested into something with literally zero utility or intrinsic value.
It was created by…” — Feb 2026, Twitter5deaths9Brett ArendsFinancial Journalist“Cryptocurrencies are a pure gamble with no discernible fundamentals whatsoever. The cryptocurrency “markets” are rife with fraud, scams and manipulation. I’d…” — Jul 2019, MarketWatch4deaths10John CrudeleColumnist“As I’ve said before, bitcoin is nothing more than a confidence game. It’s worth nothing if people suddenly lose their confidence in this fake digital currency…” — May 2019, NYPost4deaths…and 304 more critics who got it wrong.Browse every obituary