“With the future of money in the hands of Satoshi Nakamoto’s brilliant protocol, inexact central planning would be replaced by algorithmic decentralization. Of course, none of that has happened. And it’s exceedingly likely that none of it will.”
Kevin Roose, Technology Columnist, The New York Times · Bitcoin since: +11,602%
As published by NY Mag
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$663.60March 4, 2014
$100 at that price$11,702At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $77,652, checked Oct 31, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. ““The Doomsday Cult Of Bitcoin”” — Kevin Roose, NY Mag, March 4, 2014. Bitcoin: $663.6. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2014-03-04-the-doomsday-cult-of-bitcoin