“It's a bubble. You have to really stretch your imagination to infer what the intrinsic value of Bitcoin is. I haven't been able to do it.”
Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman, Federal Reserve · Bitcoin since: +6,499%
As published by Bloomberg
Greenspan Says Bitcoin a Bubble Without Intrinsic Currency Value ↗
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$1,147December 4, 2013
$100 at that price$6,599At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $75,708, checked Nov 6, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
Alan Greenspan appears in 2 recorded obituaries. 20 declarations were recorded in 2013.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Greenspan Says Bitcoin a Bubble Without Intrinsic Currency Value” — Alan Greenspan, Bloomberg, December 4, 2013. Bitcoin: $1,147.25. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2013-12-04-greenspan-says-bitcoin-a-bubble-without-intrinsic-currency-value