Why Ethereum Succeeded Where Bitcoin Failed. Bitcoin Obituary #95

Obituary #95 · · Bitcoin at $665
“The deadlock between competing corners of the Bitcoin community when it comes to hard forking, in contrast, spells doom for the currency, according to Tual. “As long as that’s true, Bitcoin will never evolve, and it will die, because what doesn’t evolve dies.”
After the last word

A little perspective.

Bitcoin on that day$665.10July 21, 2016
$100 at that price$11,659At our latest price check

Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $77,542, checked Nov 1, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.

23 declarations were recorded in 2016.

Keep the receipt.

Bitcoin Is Dead. “Why Ethereum Succeeded Where Bitcoin Failed” — Stephan Tual, Vice.com, July 21, 2016. Bitcoin: $665.1. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2016-07-21-why-ethereum-succeeded-where-bitcoin-failed

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