JPMorgan's Top Quant Strategist, Echoing CEO, Compares Bitcoin To Pyramid Scheme. Bitcoin Obituary #142

Obituary #142 · · Bitcoin at $3,687
“JPMorgan’s top quant strategist backed his boss this week in bashing bitcoin, warning that the cryptocurrency is likely a “pyramid scheme.”
After the last word

A little perspective.

Bitcoin on that day$3,687September 15, 2017
$100 at that price$2,025At our latest price check

Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $74,647, checked Nov 10, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.

93 declarations were recorded in 2017.

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Bitcoin Is Dead. “JPMorgan's Top Quant Strategist, Echoing CEO, Compares Bitcoin To Pyramid Scheme” — Marko Kolanovic, CNBC, September 15, 2017. Bitcoin: $3,686.9. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2017-09-15-jpmorgans-top-quant-strategist-echoing-ceo-compares-bitcoin-to-pyramid-scheme

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