Bitcoin Is Useless As A Payment Mechanism And Ridiculous As A Store Of Value. Bitcoin Obituary #245

Obituary #245 · · Bitcoin at $6,270
“Bitcoin will continue to fall, because “there’s just no value there,” former PayPal CEO Bill Harris told CNBC on Tuesday.”
After the last word

A little perspective.

Bitcoin on that day$6,270August 15, 2018
$100 at that price$1,278At our latest price check

Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $80,150, checked Oct 29, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.

Bill Harris appears in 3 recorded obituaries. 74 declarations were recorded in 2018.

Keep the receipt.

Bitcoin Is Dead. “Bitcoin Is Useless As A Payment Mechanism And Ridiculous As A Store Of Value” — Bill Harris, CNBC, August 15, 2018. Bitcoin: $6,270.04. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2018-08-15-bitcoin-is-useless-as-a-payment-mechanism-and-ridiculous-as-a-store-of-value

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