“If you ask Taavet Hinrikus, CEO of international-payments app TransferWise, “Bitcoin, I think we can say, is dead. There is no traction, no one is using bitcoin. The bitcoin experiment, I think we can say, is over.”
Taavet Hinrikus, CEO, TransferWise · Bitcoin since: +17,706%
As published by Yahoo
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$436.11April 19, 2016
$100 at that price$17,806At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $77,652, checked Oct 31, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
Keep the receipt.
Bitcoin Is Dead. “‘Bitcoin Is Dead,’ Says Prominent Fintech Exec” — Taavet Hinrikus, Yahoo, April 19, 2016. Bitcoin: $436.11. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2016-04-19-bitcoin-is-dead-says-prominent-fintech-exec